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2005-10-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Man Arrested for Punching Out Plane Window in Flight

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Posted by .com 2005-10-15 01:52|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 or Wake in Fright?

Posted by Grunter 2005-10-15 07:14|| 2005-10-15 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe he wasn't insane. Maybe he was trying to scare away a gremlin that was on the wing, trying to destroy the engine.

Posted by Rod Serling 2005-10-15 10:00|| 2005-10-15 10:00|| Front Page Top

#3 He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of a charge of damaging or destroying an aircraft while it was operating.

Ummmm ... shouldn't that be more like one count of attempted murder held against him for every single passenger and crew member aboard?

In the post 911 world, this guy's lucky to be alive. I also question the flightdeck's wisdom in letting a structurally compromised aircraft remain in flight all the way to its cross-country destination. That bird should have been grounded immediately thereafter.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-15 14:55|| 2005-10-15 14:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, the inner window is not structural nor a pressure bulkhead. It's merely to keep the passengers away from the real window, and serve as insulation and sound deadening..

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-10-15 18:12|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-10-15 18:12|| Front Page Top

#5 "that's my child out there, I know it!"

Posted by Jodie Foster">Jodie Foster 2005-10-15 18:55|| 2005-10-15 18:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Fear not, Jackal. I, too, have noticed the tiny little pressure equalization hole drilled into the plastic inner-window. I still don't like the idea of an aircraft remaining in service when it's that vulnerable. I didn't see any mention of them flying at low altitude or what such, not that they could have completed the flight like that anyway.

Had I been on that flight, I would have raised a mighty fuss. Maybe this chump had another pal on board to drop by and pop the main window pane. A rather ugly prospect, in my book. The "seat belt" light had better have been illuminated for the trip's remaining duration.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-15 21:45|| 2005-10-15 21:45|| Front Page Top

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