the funnel did exist just it was raised up higher than b4

french marines at pulada

'Bored' RAF pilot sent 187 passengers into a nosedive 'while playing with his camera'



A bored RAF pilot flying nearly 200 service personnel to Afghanistan sent his passenger jet into a nosedive when a camera he had been playing with jammed the flight controls, a court martial heard.

As the Voyager aircraft plummeted 4,400ft in seconds, passengers were pinned to the ceiling and left thinking they were going to die.



But after Flt Lt Andrew Townshend regained control of the 197ft wingspan aircraft, he allegedly lied in both a technical log and service inquiry and insisted the incident had been caused by a technical fault.

The 49-year-old denies two counts of perjury and making a false record in relation to lying, but admits negligently performing a duty in relation to causing the camera to collide with the side-stick.

Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire heard Flt Lt Townshend was bored while flying from the UK to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and “practicing long-exposure photography when his co-pilot left the cockpit to get a cup of tea”.

His Nikon DSLR camera was positioned in front of his arm rest and became jammed with the plane's controls when he moved his seat forward in the incident in February 2014.

The camera wedged between his arm rest and the 'side-stick' - a joystick used to control the plane - which pushed it forward, disengaging the auto-pilot and causing the plane to nosedive.

Nigel Lickley QC, prosecuting, said: “The descent was unannounced so passengers experienced weightlessness, they were thrown to the ceiling and thought they were going to die.

"This all happened while he was alone in the cockpit, the co-pilot managed to get back to his seat and was in fact on the ceiling while trying to gain control with Townshend.

"Fortunately they managed to gain control of the plane."

During the nosedive, Flt Lt Townshend repeatedly swore and later announced to his 187 military passengers he “was not sure” what caused it.

Both he and the co-pilot were pinned to the ceiling, and wrestled with the controls as aircraft plummeted towards the Black Sea carrying 187 passengers.

Flt Lt Townshend later deleted photographs he had taken immediately before the incident.

Mr Lickley said checks carried out when the plane landed in Turkey revealed there were no technical issues and said Flt Lt Townshend had caused the side stick to move forward.

He added a “bored” Flt Lt Townshend, based at RAF Northolt, was seen during the flight taking photos of passing aircraft.

"Flt Lt Townshend was not concentrating while flying and was bored. The camera and side stick have damage to them which is consistent with them coming into contact like they did.

"He disputes putting the camera next to him and knowing the camera was in the position it was while jammed. He says it had fallen from a shelf.

"In a tech-log after they landed he said it was a mechanical issue and suggested there was a very serious issue with the aircraft.

"Days later at two service inquiries, while answering questions under oath, he did not tell the truth. He said the reason for the incident was a technical malfunction."



Flt Lt Nathan Jones, the co-pilot, suffered a cut to the head, a fractured back, a prolapsed disc and nerve damage.

The court heard 14 passengers were so badly hurt they were unable to fly back to the UK.

Describing accounts from others on board, Mr Lickley said: "Sergeant Ian Burke was pinned up on the ceiling and couldn't move. Sergeant Humphries thought he was going to die and was also pinned on the ceiling.

"Natalie Thornhill, a cabin crew member, was thrown to the ceiling and then thrown to the floor."

The trial, expected to last two weeks, continues.

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/bored-...GOgI?li=BBr8Cnr

But where's the famous FAMAS?

spoken like a true keyboard warrior
I am so proud of you.

in b4 you can actually study the cancer inside your brain by looking on how old the cyst on your knee

Don't spoonfed them
biar depa carik sendiri,
bila tak jumpa mula salahkan orang lain and that will make themselves feel very good
like they have done their part in the community hence all other people are now in their debt.

aku dari semalam dok layan2, sikit pun aku tak tunjuk semua nih

Sukahati you
Dok diam2 je lah and feel butthurt why nobody appreciate

Auditor gen report also ignored in this country anyway

Gua makan popcorn baca Perajurit sambil tengok wayang

Swedish army helicopter hit by bird strike; Pilot injured





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aik terasa??
makan cili ka? lol

nantikan majalah baru tak lama lagi~
tak lama lagiiii...

Meaning pilots are more prone to getting hit, just to bring down the chopper.

Perajurit still exist?

been 5 years since i last collect both Perajurit and Tempur mags

A little bit
Auditor work never appreciated

Ma dad who is ex Air Force ATC has a monthly subscription, in addition to some occasion retired servicemen mag, Veteran, I think

lol this is /k la
dont need to

Artillery Duels In Eastern Ukraine: Propaganda And Reality

bang, tempur punya team dah pupus betul da eh?

famas suda mau kna buang kan... deswai they train with m16a1

The drop itself would be a smooth ride, the problem is with the landing impact.

The Russians would use a pocket-retarded parachute system that would ensure a soft landing.



Still looks weird to see a 15-ton armored vehicle being flung off an airplane.

its the future wars

dropped tanks

but still im not a brave soul to ride inside dropped tanks

any ground vehicle for that matter

even with rockets and all

Malaysia man jailed 5 years for swearing allegiance to ISIS in Telegram chat group gj



KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A man was jailed five years by Malaysia's High Court on Tuesday (Feb 7) for supporting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group by way of bai'ah or oath of allegiance on the Telegram chat app.



Judicial Commissioner Ab Karim Ab Rahman sentenced Zairosfitri Jainuddin Azhar after the 25-year-old, identified by media as a farmer, admitted to the charge of providing support to ISIS.

The sentence is to be counted from July 15, when Zairosfitri was nabbed.

Zairosfitri practised bai'ah in a chat on Telegram with a group called "Gagak Hitam" (Black Crow) in Perak on March 29 last year.

In his judgment, JC Ab Karim said Zairosfitri certainly understood the content of the bai'ah, and had committed a serious offence.

Based on forensic examination of two handphones confiscated by police during Zairosfitri's arrest, he had made 41 comments between March 25 and June 16 last year and most of the comments showed that he had knowledge about the chat group.



In mitigation, Zairosfitri's counsel Datuk Ahmad Zaharil Muhayar said that his client could easily have been influenced by elements on the Internet and joined the group, which had 66 members, on March 25 out of curiosity .

He argued that Zairosfitri's involvement was minimal and had not committed serious offence . Zairosfitri has also repented and promised not to repeat the offence, said his lawyer.