This Plane Shouldn’t Have Struggled Even with a Missing Propellor | Air Disasters | Smithsonian

A plane like the Lockheed L-188 Electra is designed to fly with only half its engines-yet on June 8, 1983, with three out of four engines intact, the pilot of Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 could barely maintain control. Investigators want to know why.
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When the propeller left the engine it struck the underbelly of the hull, severing control cables and the engine control

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This is my favourite story of all time from the whole of the series which UPS 6 (fatal delivery) close 2nd and northwest 85

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Best video ever

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I know how to fix that we need some duck tape glue some not allowed metal and a welder oh also some bolts and nuts....don't forget the gas mask!!!

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What the heck?

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Ese atuendo me vuelve loco Pamelarioss.Uno loco contigo y tienes ese cuerpo curvilíneo, hiciste un buen trabajo modelándolo también. También me gusta el último atuendo. Me encantaf cómo los cinturones de liga se.