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- Thread starter Farva01
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Was that info public when the flight took off? I haven't looked closely at the timelines, but it's possible that was not widely known.
The timeline wasn't exactly tight but I think it was a bit extenuating. The missile strikes were just past 1am and the
Passengers in U.S. airports get pretty task saturated just reading the overhead signs to find their gates, not a lot of leftover situational awareness. Just saying.
Not to mention a lot of them would want to stick to their itinerary because of their personal plans, visas (whether or not it's easy to extend the visit), or whatever other reasons. Hindsight is everything I guess.
Brett / Jim, you both bring up good points.
I'm assuming the "traveling public" in the US is more savvy than they are in the Middle East... but that isn't saying much based on what I see on a daily basis in US airports.
The traveling public loses 20-30 IQ points when the step into a commercial airport.
I'm assuming the "traveling public" in the US is more savvy than they are in the Middle East... but that isn't saying much based on what I see on a daily basis in US airports.
The traveling public loses 20-30 IQ points when the step into a commercial airport.
I was gonna say... have you seen the people that fly? Savvy is not the word that comes to mind. Pajama-clad zombies with zero self-awareness would be more accurate.
And let’s keep in mind the amount of IQ points the traveling public has to begin with. ?♂️
Yeah, what dumbasses...They obviously didn't google the Iranian IAD system before boarding their flight out of Tehran. They should have known there would be mobile SA-15's on hair triggers outside the international airport. Maybe they did, and figured the route direct to Kiev wouldn't be misconstrued as a threat.
UAL obviously needs to explain their decision to not cancel the flight, but ultimately Iran's fuck-up.
UAL obviously needs to explain their decision to not cancel the flight, but ultimately Iran's fuck-up.
Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
First case of potential danger of 737 and P-8A similarity?
Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
It's not an override of the cases of poor servicing. But of course this time there won't be any uncertainty for about who launched those SAMs
They must have mistaken it for the P-8’s taking off from Tehran
Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Happy-triggered Pers could forget SA-15 in fully auto mode. But I doubt this missile, 9M330, would allow the 737 to fly some time after the hit. I participated in launches of the old version of this SAM, 9M33 of Osa (Wasp) AAW system and I can say that it broke the target drone (of MiG-21 size) in half. Aside, the engine hit says rather in favor of shoulder launcher like Stinger or Igla.
I've already seen the ELINT and OPIR data on this engagement, which was referenced in USG statements today. I wholeheartedly disagree with your lay assessment. You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. This should further serve to illustrate the Max is not some cheeky, unaffiliated Ukrainian, but fully invested in spreading the clumsy, incompetent Russian party line and disinformation campaign that is aligned with the Iran and Syrian regimes. I'm sure he would deny the Russian culpability in the MH17 shootdown as well.