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Re:Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf] by reddit_clone on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:32PM (#39281746)
Considering all those scary scenarios, what happened was probably the most favourable outcome. It could have been a major disaster hundred different ways..
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Re:Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf] by mikeyouse on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:47PM (#39281924)
It sure could have -- the plane was still climbing which puts that plug door almost directly in line with the horizontal stabilizers;

https://i.cbc.ca/1.7077373.1704733027!/fileImage/httpImage/g...

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Re:Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf] by kayfox on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @07:09PM (#39296052)
Not as much when taking into account the actual direction of the wind, which would be more inline with the aircraft.
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