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70. This is no joke...

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Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:36 AM

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Woman Partially Sucked Out of Jet When Window Breaks Mid-Flight; Plane Lands Safely in Philadelphia [View all] melm00se Apr 2018 OP

I've always said there should not be windows in airplanes. pangaia Apr 2018 #1

Yeah, because this happens all the time, right? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #6

I have experienced being inside a blank tube, not knowing at all where you are. Glorfindel Apr 2018 #25

Sounds like my flight from King Fahd to KKMC in 1991. Aristus Apr 2018 #36

Flat panel screens could be used instead, and probably a better experience. nt fleabiscuit Apr 2018 #28

It was a freakin' joke. pangaia Apr 2018 #34

pangaia, that's an extreme reaction to an extremely rare event. and the woman survived. Nitram Apr 2018 #11

jeeze.. did NOBODY even see my post was a joke. pangaia Apr 2018 #33

Um, I guess not. Nitram Apr 2018 #47

:) "I have always said that" if you have to explain a joke... Hortensis Apr 2018 #68

This is no joke... pangaia Apr 2018 #70

No, she didn't make it. LisaL Apr 2018 #58

Sadly, she didn't. moriah Apr 2018 #72

Airlines would love windowless fuselages... Maxheader Apr 2018 #23

Wow jpak Apr 2018 #2

The iconic image of all time! yallerdawg Apr 2018 #14

Goldfinger looks positively......Trumpian! machoneman Apr 2018 #17

In case one wonders about the reference packman Apr 2018 #30

I thought of the same thing. Orange Free State Apr 2018 #39

Thinking of the last Alien movie where it gets sucked out through a small hole. keithbvadu2 Apr 2018 #40

Classic central scrutinizer Apr 2018 #51

No, no, no. Igel Apr 2018 #48

Eeeeeeeeeek! Nightmare become reality Achilleaze Apr 2018 #3

Could've been worse sakabatou Apr 2018 #8

I just looked it up. Dave Starsky Apr 2018 #29

I will take the aisle seat please BeyondGeography Apr 2018 #4

and with the engines behind me. melm00se Apr 2018 #5

Actually, the safest place in a crash is the very rear of the plane. Nitram Apr 2018 #12

Yeah, in the back you'll live about 1/2 second longer! n/m machoneman Apr 2018 #20

Remember Lost?... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2018 #41

No, if there are survivors, they are usually sitting in the back of the plane. Nitram Apr 2018 #46

Au contraire. Igel Apr 2018 #49

I never choose the center or the window because they make me claustrophobic ailsagirl Apr 2018 #22

That is why... Toorich Apr 2018 #7

WIth that sort of explosive decompression... regnaD kciN Apr 2018 #61

Seatbelts are designed and certified for that purpose Major Nikon Apr 2018 #74

Here are images of the damaged engine and broken window Mr. Sparkle Apr 2018 #9

Damn! paleotn Apr 2018 #15

Turbine shattered? Igel Apr 2018 #50

It surely sucked in some crap it wasn't designed for. paleotn Apr 2018 #56

No, the fan Major Nikon Apr 2018 #75

Well, kudos to the pilot who managed to land that partial plane! Wwcd Apr 2018 #26

A female pilot and one of the first female Navy jet fighter pilots DeminPennswoods Apr 2018 #82

☺👗💟 Yes... Wwcd Apr 2018 #83

How much got through zipplewrath Apr 2018 #79

Engine threw a fan blade DeminPennswoods Apr 2018 #81

Window damage... brooklynite Apr 2018 #10

Jets were the luxurious version of parachuting in the Army because of the easy exit. braddy Apr 2018 #13

I'll stick to walking. snort Apr 2018 #16

ALWAYS Always always sdfernando Apr 2018 #18

I always keep my seatbelt on even if the captain says we can loosen it. Grammy23 Apr 2018 #24

How terrifying ailsagirl Apr 2018 #19

Lost the entire turbine blade assembly and cowling! Holy cow, that's a major blowup. machoneman Apr 2018 #21

Yeah...usually when they hear that big BANG related to an engine... Bengus81 Apr 2018 #31

No, it did NOT lose "the entire turbine blade assembly"... regnaD kciN Apr 2018 #62

It almost certainly did keep it mostly contained Major Nikon Apr 2018 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #27

Damn I thought I was having a rough day. nt Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #32

Is Trump's pilot investigating ? rickford66 Apr 2018 #35

Chairman of the NTSB just announced one fatality. n/t spiderpig Apr 2018 #37

YES, there WAS a FATALITY Ukrainian Yankee Apr 2018 #43

Passenger Named SoCalMusicLover Apr 2018 #53

Thank You for Confirming Ukrainian Yankee Apr 2018 #55

I once sat across from a passenger letting her kid do that DFW Apr 2018 #38

Holy shit RhodeIslandOne Apr 2018 #45

So was I. So was the airline staff. DFW Apr 2018 #60

Was this before 9/11? ansible Apr 2018 #66

I believe so. DFW Apr 2018 #67

The irony is if that window did get broken, the kid would have been the first to go out of it. LisaL Apr 2018 #57

That occurred to me DFW Apr 2018 #59

Or she would have blamed and sued the airline christx30 Apr 2018 #65

Double paned zipplewrath Apr 2018 #80

I am not an expert Nac Mac Feegle Apr 2018 #42

When Herb K ran Southwest gay texan Apr 2018 #64

JESUS... Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #44

Video Report on Her Death Ukrainian Yankee Apr 2018 #52

Im sticking with Amtrak. lkinwi Apr 2018 #54

To put this in perspective... regnaD kciN Apr 2018 #63

Seriously. Thanks for posting some sanity. nt a la izquierda Apr 2018 #71

If a friend dies in a car accident, I'm not going to walk to the funeral Major Nikon Apr 2018 #76

Makes me never want to fly again. Vinca Apr 2018 #69

Trump is responsible for the death of a woman Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #73

No, Trump is as divine as Jesus Major Nikon Apr 2018 #77