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Kid falls from plane wheel well.

So much wrong with this news. A horrible end to a young life...and how does someone, let alone a teenager, breach airport security so badly?
 
Corndog5595 said:
I heard about this on the local news a week or so ago. The wheel well? How does that happen
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It's just above the wheel, below the body of the plane (or fuselage I suppose) but above the wheel in a little gap. What an awful story.
 
Moyank24 said:
So much wrong with this news. A horrible end to a young life...and how does someone, let alone a teenager, breach airport security so badly?
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People manage to break out of maximum security prisons. How difficult could it actually be to sneak into an airport. Which is a large open area.
 
I don't think the wheel-well is pressurised or heated.

He was probably dead when they lowered the undercarriage for landing.
 
iJohnHenry said:
I don't think the wheel-well is pressurised or heated.

He was probably dead when they lowered the undercarriage for landing.
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Indeed. Here in Europe they find several bodies a year in the wheel wells of flights from Africa. I only hope the lack of air pressure leaves them unconscious before the cold gets them. Very unpleasant way to go.
 
I guess if there is a positive to this story it is that he didn't fall on the highway or into a crowd of people. It must have been a shock to discover his body in the bushes, never mind if he fell on a moving car or in a heavily trafficked area.
 
MacNut said:
I guess if there is a positive to this story it is that he didn't fall on the highway or into a crowd of people. It must have been a shock to discover his body in the bushes, never mind if he fell on a moving car or in a heavily trafficked area.
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Says he was ran over by a Jeep and an Audi.

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Side note: What the hell was this kid thinking? Tragic? Yes. Idiotic? Without a doubt.
 
Queso said:
Indeed. Here in Europe they find several bodies a year in the wheel wells of flights from Africa. I only hope the lack of air pressure leaves them unconscious before the cold gets them. Very unpleasant way to go.
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Indeed a disgraceful state of affairs,these are our fellow humans FFS.
 
cantthinkofone said:
Could he have froze to death that quickly though? I didn't read any where in the article about what kind of clothes were found.
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November 15th, 2010 Charlotte N.C. weather, 17ºC, no precipitation.

Probably not much, as he didn't seem to have the smarts about what he was up against.
 
cantthinkofone said:
Could he have froze to death that quickly though? I didn't read any where in the article about what kind of clothes were found.
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Once you are above the clouds, temperature drops well into the minuses. Lowest I can remember was -52ºC, which would kill you in no time at all, particularly if you aren't dressed for it.
 
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