# Flight 3407 Tragedy Thread \*\*\*\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 12, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968 "2009-02-12T20:04:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/161 "2009-02-13T06:07:47Z")
Something is very wrong here… ^ ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/162 "2009-02-13T06:08:27Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > so the rime icing could have been in play for the loss of “lift” to come down that hard > > is it true that people like 15 miles away felt it? 5000 gallons of fuel makes a very large explosion. People had to feel it for miles. I would doubt 15 miles, but def. miles. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/163 "2009-02-13T06:08:54Z")
but it was a big plane with a JET motor on it… its what i dont get some news say prop and some say jet … WTF is it? ---
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/164 "2009-02-13T06:09:20Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > so the rime icing could have been in play for the loss of “lift” to come down that hard > > is it true that people like 15 miles away felt it? i didnt hear or see or feel anything in West Seneca. :roflpicard: ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/165 "2009-02-13T06:10:46Z")
my parents did not feel it from 4 miles away. my aunt who is about 2 miles away did not feel it ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/166 "2009-02-13T06:12:07Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > but it was a big plane with a JET motor on it… its what i dont get some news say prop and some say jet … WTF is it? Prop. It’s not a jet. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/167 "2009-02-13T06:12:22Z")
this biches at work are crazy … they are all crying and the one lives on center in WS and she said she could feel it fail to her ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/168 "2009-02-13T06:12:59Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frl3xVaXiuY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frl3xVaXiuY) > > Something is very wrong here… ^ Ughh stupid stoners… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/169 "2009-02-13T06:13:23Z")
RIP This is terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/170 "2009-02-13T06:14:31Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > is it true that people like 15 miles away felt it? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/171 "2009-02-13T06:15:07Z")
jet style prop. newer prop technology ![http://media.buffalonews.com/smedia/2009/02/13/02/690-Q400-overview2.standalone.prod_affiliate.50.jpg](http://media.buffalonews.com/smedia/2009/02/13/02/690-Q400-overview2.standalone.prod_affiliate.50.jpg) edit: The plane was a Bombardier Q400, a twin-engine turboprop with a passenger capacity of about 74. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/172 "2009-02-13T06:15:14Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > but it was a big plane with a JET motor on it… its what i dont get some news say prop and some say jet … WTF is it? /\ what he said/\ ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/173 "2009-02-13T06:17:26Z")
It’s a turbine driven propeller ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/174 "2009-02-13T06:17:36Z")
dont know if this was posted [http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general\_aviation/read.main/4315267/1/](http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4315267/1/) ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/175 "2009-02-13T06:17:37Z")
> [@pirite](#): > > /\ what he said/\ It is a turbine powered propeller aircraft, turboprop. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/176 "2009-02-13T06:18:10Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > but it was a big plane with a JET motor on it… its what i dont get some news say prop and some say jet … WTF is it? > **[Turboprop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboprop)** > > A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. > A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. Fuel is then added to the compressed air in the combustor, where the fuel-air mixture then combusts. The hot combustion gases expand through the turbine stages, generating power at the point of exhaust. Some of the power generated by the turbine is used to driv... ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/177 "2009-02-13T06:18:49Z")
oh i get it ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/178 "2009-02-13T06:18:53Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Ughh stupid stoners… Seriously, I wonder if anyone knows these idiots. Way to laugh about a plane crash while you’re being interviewed by the news. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/179 "2009-02-13T06:19:02Z")
One of my friends just sent an e-mail. She lives 2 blocks away. She said it was horrible on site and the smell in the area is nauseating. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968/180 "2009-02-13T06:24:43Z")
> [@yeamabu](#): > > jet style prop. newer prop technology > > edit: The plane was a Bombardier Q400, a twin-engine turboprop with a passenger capacity of about 74. LOL Newer Technology… its been around FOREVER [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flight-3407-tragedy-thread/62968.md?page=10)