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ABSOLUTELY....!!!! This was a disastrous oversight on the part of the airport designers. In addition, just from Google Street View, one can easily view the conditions past the runway, and it's ALL flat land. There was no need for this to happen, if only someone had thought....ahead. And, as you say, one must wait for the published report in several months' time. Many Years ago, when AV&ST was slightly different in format, and was a lot drier, featuring detailed accident reports, I subscribed to this excellent publication, and enjoyed it very much..like DECADES ago. The full report will be forthcoming. One must wait until then before drawing any firm conclusions. Still....that BURM at the end of the runway was a DEAD-giveaway of one of the factors that might have led to higher death toll....just my view.
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The redneck vote? Do you recall George Wallace and his baseball bats? I seem to recall that I sent a dollar to George Wallace, following up on his offer to send baseball bats to supporters, for a dollar. As you can see, both Carter and Wallace were "First Gentlemen" of the deep south. Wallace turned out to be far less radical than he appeared to be, at first. I miss those good ole days, with Jim Crow. Almost NOBODY was PC, back then. Great times!!!!
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Clearly, from this cogent testimony; the Japanese many decided to attack first. Perhaps, he had just been waiting for some good opportunity to try out his newly-mastered KickBoxing skills he had picked up in Thailand. Unfortunately, his First Flying Kick did not do the job, and as a result, the Japanese man was soon undone by his thoughtless intervention and lack of sufficient kick-boxing practice. Here is a better testimony than has hitherto been added to this thread. Now, all is clear as mud. Except, we know that there is a video of this incident which may not yet have been released to us here. https://siamrath.co.th/n/590787
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So then: Why would they construct this very thick earthen barricade so close to the end of the runway (tarmac)? If the aircraft had not hit this barrier, then there was plenty of flat ground ahead. The block wall, behind the earthen barricade might have much more easily given way without breaking up the aircraft. However, clearly, any aircraft hitting the earthen barricade would be stopped dead....which is exactly what seems to have happened here. What is the justification for such a barricade? Is there any? NOTE: For that matter, what is the justification for having the block-wall so close to the runway, or at all. Wouldn't a mesh fence make more sense? Is what we see a good design?
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Reuters seems to have the best full video of the emergency landing of this flight, clearly showing impact with barrier: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/plane-drives-off-runway-crashes-airport-south-korea-yonhap-reports-2024-12-29/ The seating capacity for this aircraft can vary depending on the configuration... https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Jeju_Air/Jeju_Air_Boeing_737-800.php
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Obviously the bird strike, presumably seen here... Caused the aircraft malfunction. However, the logical question might be: a. Is there actually a concrete wall at the end of the runway? b. Why would there be a concrete wall at the end of the runway? c. Was it the barrier at the end of the runway which was principally the most significant factor for loss of life? Looks like the tail section remained fairly intact. ==== Is there a history of similar though less catastrophic events while landing on this runway? ==== The causes (probably multiple) of this crash will require many months before a full report is published.
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Great Topic! Certainly this is a condition with which I can easily identify. Here are some potential causes.... So what I do...in most cases, when I get these hunger pangs/pains at 4AM...is.... I eat rice gruel made of .... Congee Rice Tidbits of egg omelette Tuna chunks Just prepare it in advance, and then when you feel the need, some time in the night or early morning hours, ... Just pop the prepared bowl of zhou into the microwave. Slurp it down. Then sleep for another few hours. You might try this if you have this problem. Also, rice congee and rice ZHOU are not the same. Zhou is the Chinese name for the Thai/Chinese dish that looks like this.... rice gruel is xifan rice gruel with pork, shrimp, or egg-omelette tidbits mixed in is called Zhou. This is great stuff late at night. I have no access to shrimp, however, or I would prefer a bowl, as pictured above, in almost all cases.
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No, this is/was not my meaning. I was merely pointing out to one commenter here, in particular, that he agrees with me that the Natural Sciences, according to his view and my view, are most important. And, in this we share zero disagreement. He and I can easily agree to not disagree in our views about the Natural Sciences. Do you agree that my original statement, as posted, was correct? Or, do you disagree???
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I like the idea of Chicken Soup! Also, you got your Duck Soup, a soup that the Marx Brothers made famous.