Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

Mostly aviation safety, with an appearance on Mayday - ACI: deviations include auto racing, true crime, and whatever I feel like. Portugal Joined March 2019

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

a hour ago

@JohnMwangiDiani @GrailArchive Actually no. One of the few events it never won, alongside the RAC Its suspension didn´t suit the rough terrain

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

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@YnXyi8kPHVZh9NX Poor guy had one of the most gruesome deaths in stunt driving

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@Heroiam_Slava Complaining about ruzzia in public? Stay away from windows!

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[Ignore "Engine fire" caption] This is a United Airlines B-777 with an apparent compressor stall on take-off from Houston, past Friday. The jet [N78009] was operating Flight UA-102 returned about 50 minutes after departure. Latest report states the aircraft remains grounded.

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

a hour ago

@ignacioA320 @ihargom Muy bien explicado. A diferencia del autor original, TT, que dice un montón de noticias falsas.

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Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson

8 hours ago

It’s not a bad office view. Beautiful! 📹: schipholhotspot

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

2 hours ago

@a30aew I think I had that copy too (in Portuguese). Loved those mags, in pre-internet days, they were a window to the world

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10 hours ago

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress" A famous announcement by Captain Eric Moody on one of the most incredible aviation stories, which turns 44 years old today On June 24, 1982, British Airways Flight 9 (a Boeing 747-236B) suffered total engine failure after flying into an undetected volcanic ash cloud from Mount Galunggung, Indonesia. (as dramatized in the video from the Mayday ACI Series) Unaware of the cause due to night conditions and a lack of industry knowledge regarding volcanic ash risks, the crew initiated a glide toward Jakarta. After exiting the ash cloud, they successfully restarted all four engines. Although engine number 2 was later shut down due to vibration, the aircraft landed safely at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport.

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

2 hours ago

@RobertoStolt Parece filme não? Mas foi 😁

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

5 hours ago

1933: a USAAC Y1B-9 Bomber [32-307] crashes in the James River (Virginia, US) all 4 aboard die. Aircraft was on a routine night training flight when it experienced mechanical issues. Crew attempted to ditch, aircraft broke in half and sank during emergency landing. 🧵 6/6

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

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1935: a Ford Trimotor of Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO) swung off the runway on take-off at Medellin (Colombia) and collided with another Ford Trimotor of Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo (SCADTA). 15 died including world-famous tango singer Carlos Gardel. 🧵 ⬇️ 5/6

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Imagine leading an investigation into a spate of air crashes and… dying in one of those June 24 1960: REAL Flight 435, a CV-340, crashes off Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), all 54 aboard die. On approach to Galeão airport in bad weather, the aircraft went out of control and went down into Guanará Bay. Due to a lack of evidence, the inquiry could not determine the cause of the accident. Afterwards, the Brazilian Parliament began an inquiry on the nation´s high rate of air disasters, presided over by MP Miguel Bahury, who lost his wife in Real 345. Ironically, Bahury himself was killed in an air crash 3 years later, also in a CV-340. More OTD occurrences below 🧵 ⬇️ 1/6

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

10 hours ago

@vcdgf555 As impressive as scary 😬😬

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

10 hours ago

@jprupp @MCCCANM Not near the same degree of complexity or responsibility, but that reminded me of something my driving instructor told me. Some of his students complained that "they were too absent-minded" And he quipped, "You distract yourself easily? So catch a bus instead of driving"

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

10 hours ago

@Habubrats71 There are some cool pictures of it here wvi.com/~sr71webmaster…

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Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters

11 hours ago

@thenewarea51 For me he was the best. But I like the other movies too. (except that hideous abomination that is the last movie: Bond, family man, getting outsmarted by the ladies. FFS)