Grace under fire personified has left us. Posted by tree hugging sister at PM Comments 7. Semper fi and God speed , Colonel. Posted by tree hugging sister at AM Comments 7.
Fire and EMS says rescue workers located three more bodies in the wreckage late Monday night. All three were declared dead at the scene. Experts familiar with Metro's operating systems tell The Washington Post operator error and failure of the signal system likely caused the deadly crash.
To prevent trains from colliding, Metro designed a fail-safe computerized system that controls speed and breaking.
If trains get too close to each other, the computers are supposed to automatically apply the brakes. The operator of the train was killed; I hope she wasn't texting and didn't notice the train stopped ahead. Posted by Mr. Bingley at AM Comments 1. Posted by tree hugging sister at PM Comments 1. Oh my gosh, what a nightmare. Satellite data show that the thunderheads -- towering up to 50, feet -- were sending mph updrafts into the jet's flight path. The Air France plane would have encountered these stormy conditions, which could have resulted in either some structural failure or electrical failure.
Automatic messages relayed by the jetliner indicate the autopilot had disengaged, suggesting Dubois and his two co-pilots were trying to thread their way through the dangerous clouds manually. A key computer system had switched to alternative power and controls needed to keep the plane stable had been damaged. At p. Control of the main flight computer and wing spoilers also failed. The last automatic message, at p. If there's any consolation to be found it's that at that altitude they would have fallen unconscious within 30 seconds or so once the cabin lost pressure.
