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lapfog_1

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1. It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:10 PM

4 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Watch the Last Week Tonight report on the Boeing / MD merger.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Last+Week+tonight+Boeing+merger&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1080US1081&oq=Last+Week+tonight+Boeing+merger&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCjEyMDIxajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBZtecmHdBwus&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c5e9a95d,vid:Q8oCilY4szc,st:461

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New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate [View all] dalton99a 4 hrs ago OP

It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner lapfog_1 4 hrs ago #1

I won't click on a link that takes me to google search. But I've heard that merger was the disaster. erronis 3 hrs ago #3

Basically the bean counters won and made the engineers sit in the back dalton99a 3 hrs ago #5

sit in the back... but not on the new planes that have been created since the merger lapfog_1 3 hrs ago #8

added a direct link to youtube. lapfog_1 3 hrs ago #10

Yeah... TRICKLE DOWN economics... Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #20

Too hot? milestogo 4 hrs ago #2

too cold, or too wet or dry. Too sunny or cloudy? Doesn't like the german language? erronis 3 hrs ago #4

Two possibilities Happy Hoosier 3 hrs ago #6

+1. Maybe somebody forgot the locking pin dalton99a 3 hrs ago #7

so if the bolt or locking pin was not installed at the gate lapfog_1 3 hrs ago #9

I mean during routine maintenence, not at the gate. Happy Hoosier 3 hrs ago #12

More likely the ground crew forgot to put the ground safety pin in. Angleae 46 min ago #33

I flew in one once and never want to fly in one again. RockCreek 3 hrs ago #11

Yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #13

I wonder, do the Chinese now get a 10% discount on the 200 Boing jets they say they are gonna buy? 3Hotdogs 3 hrs ago #14

WTF. barbtries 2 hrs ago #15

In the air? malaise 2 hrs ago #17

At 140-170 knots -- yeah, that would be a hot mess, quite literally. nt eppur_se_muova 2 hrs ago #21

A fireball malaise 2 hrs ago #22

WTF? malaise 2 hrs ago #16

Between this and the s rewworm news slightlv 2 hrs ago #18

Jeezus Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #19

As the new saying goes, Mr. Evil 2 hrs ago #23

American design and craftsmanship AverageOldGuy 2 hrs ago #24

With a name like Boeing, I expected it to bounce more. LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #25

Get a hold of yourself! orangecrush 1 hr ago #26

Still one of the best movies COL Mustard 1 hr ago #28

Thanks orangecrush 1 hr ago #31

Whoopsie! COL Mustard 1 hr ago #27

YouTube short canetoad 1 hr ago #29

Imagine taking off in the identical plane and seeing this one while waiting for take-off. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #30

... orangecrush 1 hr ago #32

Most likely some type of maintenance/ground crew error EX500rider 40 min ago #34