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[GEN2] mid air break up lol dc-10 Western 2605

0 AsianaAgekk238  2 days ago

For those who dont know : Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl",[1] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California to Mexico City, Mexico. On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance. Of the 88 occupants on board, 72 were killed, in addition to a maintenance worker who died when the plane struck his vehicle.[2]

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.868
  • Wing Loading 87.8lbs/ft2 (428.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 822.1ft2 (76.4m2)
  • Drag Points 14201

Parts

  • Number of Parts 358
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 1,596