Darkman
04-20-07, 12:38 AM
March 29, 2007
Falling satellite misses jet by seconds
Bernard Lagan in Sydney
A jet aircraft with 270 passengers on board was within 35 seconds of crashing into a blazing Russian satellite as it was falling back to earth yesterday.
Pilots of the A340-300 Airbus suddenly saw fiery debris streaking through the midnight darkness, directly ahead of their aircraft, which was travelling at about 800km/h (500mph). The falling metal, about five miles ahead, broke the speed of sound, causing a sonic boom that drowned out the jet’s four engines. ...
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( Full story here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1582379.ece )
Falling satellite misses jet by seconds
Bernard Lagan in Sydney
A jet aircraft with 270 passengers on board was within 35 seconds of crashing into a blazing Russian satellite as it was falling back to earth yesterday.
Pilots of the A340-300 Airbus suddenly saw fiery debris streaking through the midnight darkness, directly ahead of their aircraft, which was travelling at about 800km/h (500mph). The falling metal, about five miles ahead, broke the speed of sound, causing a sonic boom that drowned out the jet’s four engines. ...
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( Full story here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1582379.ece )