solrey
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The pilot did say he thought it might have been a reflection of sunlight. Regardless, shining a laser at a plane could result in a crash and we're lucky that hasn't happened yet.
I wonder if the United Airlines 747 sitting on the taxi way at the end of 28L with it's big white fuselage sitting perpendicular to the runway, and thus the approach path, was the source of the reflection? Didn't the crash happen sometime around noonish on a clear day when the sun would have been pretty much directly overhead?
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=9167520
Note the angle of the front portion of the fuselage. Things that make ya go hmmmmm.
A still from the video of the crash does show a noticeable reflection off that 747, the plane on the ground to the left. The plane that crashed is on the right, with a highlight added for better contrast that has nothing to do with a reflection.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...light-214-crash-pilot-flash-of-light/2510385/He told investigators the light may have been a reflection of the sun.
I wonder if the United Airlines 747 sitting on the taxi way at the end of 28L with it's big white fuselage sitting perpendicular to the runway, and thus the approach path, was the source of the reflection? Didn't the crash happen sometime around noonish on a clear day when the sun would have been pretty much directly overhead?
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=9167520
Note the angle of the front portion of the fuselage. Things that make ya go hmmmmm.
A still from the video of the crash does show a noticeable reflection off that 747, the plane on the ground to the left. The plane that crashed is on the right, with a highlight added for better contrast that has nothing to do with a reflection.
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