Eagle Flight 3008

[IamGumbyDammit]

Slow, Icy, and maybe a embedded TRW sounds plausible especially if the AP kicked off and the AC was out of trim.

 

[FN FAL]

3000 lbs in 5 secs?! Is it scientifically possible? It's equivalent to asking 17 pax to sit down on vertical stabilizers within 5 secs.

If you hit a snow covered iceberg you could do it...but it would have to be on an ISA day.

 

[xjcaptain]

Nah! There's got to be more to the story (fuel imbalance, one side boot inop, new FO/CA, etc.)

That's kinda what I'm thinking. There's got to be more to it? The early transfer from CA to FO flying makes me think the CA was possibly high mins letting the FO fly enroute? Possible new captain not monitoring the FO close enough and the FO didn't maintain proper airspeed? Seems pretty tough to pick up 3000lbs in 5 seconds (600lbs per second). Thats' freezing 75 gallons per second of ice to the aircraft. Maybe possible, but if so it would be extreme.

 

[Workin'Stiff]

5000lbs

Didn't he say 3000, not 5000lbs???? Either way, that's a lot of d@mn ice...

 

[xjcaptain]

Didn't he say 3000, not 5000lbs???? Either way, that's a lot of d@mn ice...

Oops...my bad. But you're still right thats a boat load.

 

[FN FAL]

Didn't he say 3000, not 5000lbs???? Either way, that's a lot of d@mn ice...

I wish I could fly a plane that was certified for severe ice.

 

[ultrarunner]

All this talk tells me ".....I like bleed air....."