User:Tedster41

Hi. I was introduced to plane crashes by my granddad when he put on Air Crash Investigation and I got very in to it. The episode that was on was ValuJet Flight 592, which is on this wiki. After some looking about, I found TWA Flight 800, and that was generally what lit the spark for me. From there, I began to binge watch Air Crash Investigation, and looking for a community of others who are into plane crashes, I stumbled upon this place. I began to write articles, but stopped in early November 2020. But after the downed Sriwijaya Air flight, I came back here to continue writing. On February 9th 2021, I became Content & Thread Moderator of the wiki, which I always wanted to be. I have taken some breaks since then, but I hope to get back into writing articles soon.

Flight Games I Like

 * Infinite Flight (iOS & Android)
 * Aerofly FS 2021 (iOS & Android)
 * Airline Commander (iOS & Android)
 * Besiege (Steam)
 * Pilot Flight Training Simulator (Roblox)
 * SFS Flight Simulator (Roblox)
 * FlightLine (Roblox)
 * Flight Simulator (Roblox)



My Pages

 * 1) TWA Flight 800
 * 2) American Airlines Flight 191
 * 3) American Airlines Flight 587
 * 4) 2002 Überlingen Mid-air Collision
 * 5) Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie Bombing)
 * 6) Turkish Airlines Flight 981
 * 7) ValuJet Fight 592
 * 8) All Crashes Sorted by Death Toll
 * 9) El Al Flight 1862
 * 10) Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
 * 11) BOAC Flight 781
 * 12) British Midlands Flight 92
 * 13) Air India Flight 182
 * 14) Korean Air Flight 801
 * 15) Air Florida Flight 90
 * 16) United Airlines Flight 173
 * 17) United Airlines Flight 328 (With help from others)
 * 18) LAPA Flight 3142
 * 19) UPS Airlines Flight 6 (Originally by Gmack1123)
 * 20) Spanair Flight 5022
 * 21) 1996 Charkhi Dadri Mid-air Collision
 * 22) Atlantic Airways Flight 670 (Originally by Gmack1123)
 * 23) The July 17th Plane Crashes (Originally by Gmack1123 and with help from AmethystGabbie)
 * 24) Plane Crash Calendar
 * 25) United Airlines Flight 811
 * 26) British Airways Flight 9
 * 27) China Airlines Flight 611 (Originally by Gmack1123 and with help from AmethystGabbie)
 * 28) Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 Crash (Originally by Gmack1123)
 * 29) British Airtours Flight 28M (Originally by Gmack1123)
 * 30) Lufthansa Flight 540
 * 31) TAM Airlines Flight 3054
 * 32) Aloha Airlines Flight 243
 * 33) Emirates Flight 756 (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 34) 2001 Pensi La Mid-air Collision (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 35) TAM Airlines Flight 402 (Originally by Gmack1123)
 * 36) British Airways Flight 649 (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 37) 1990 Wayne County Runway Collision
 * 38) Caledonian Airways Flight 845 (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 39) UPS Airlines Flight 62 (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 40) TUI Airways Flight 296 (Fake Plane Crash Wiki)
 * 41) Emery Worldwide Flight 17
 * 42) Southern Airways Flight 242
 * 43) Varig Flight 254
 * 44) Saudia Flight 163 (Originally by GodYes11 a.k.a. Gmack1123)
 * 45) BOAC Flight 712
 * 46) Cathay Pacific Flight 780
 * 47) Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509

Coming Up

 * Avianca Flight 52 (Expansion)
 * Qantas Flight 1
 * BEA Flight 548
 * Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 (Changing from copy-pasted wikipedia article)
 * BOAC Flight 729 (Fake Crash)

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
The L-1011 Tristar is my favourite plane for a lot of reasons. The major reason is it's second engine, which is blended into the aircraft. The engine was developed by Rolls-Royce, as they were the only company that accepted the request of a bent engine. The idea was costly, and resulted in the company's bankruptcy, and Rolls-Royce blamed it squarely on the L-1011 program. Luckily, the company was nationalised, and was funded by the government until 1987. The end result created the famous look of the L-1011. Unlike the DC-10, the L-1011 blends the engine into the tail, and the main turbofan just pokes out of the vertical stabiliser. It then bends down to the very back of the plane, disguising the exhaust pipe, and making a pretty sleek looking plane. The closest we've gotten to the L-1011 since then is probably the Boeing 777, which has a similar length but only two engines. There is only one L-1011 in service now, and it's quite an important one. Known as Stargazer, it launches Pegasus rockets for the Orbital Sciences company. The aircraft is a modified L-1011-100.

Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde
The Concorde is one of the most iconic and recognisable aircraft ever. Developed by the British and French over the span of 20 years, the Concorde took decades to perfect. The Concorde actually began as a flop because of it's noise and environmental issues, and airlines that originally wanted the aircraft (Pan Am, Air India, basically anyone who could afford it) cut their orders. British Airways and Air France were forced into it by their governments, as they would have to pay the other if they gave the program up. Luckily, they changed the system to make it only available for the rich, meaning flights were fewer and the two airlines actually earned money from it. After this, issues faded and the program continued into the new millennium. But after a crash in 2000 and environmental issues rising again, the aircraft was retired, making it's last flight in November 2003. Most Concordes now sit on display in museums, including one still at it's gate at Heathrow (which I got a picture of!).

Boeing 747
This list wouldn't be complete without the revolutionary Boeing 747. Not only was it the first wide-body airliner, but it also helped spark the DC-10 and L-1011 programs. With it's four engines and famed hump, the 747 is easily distinguishable from other aircraft. Not only can it carry hundreds of passengers, but thousands of pounds of cargo. Because of this factor freighter versions are still popular, and will be for years to come. Unfortunately, the aircraft has been retired by most airlines because of the pandemic, including British Airways, who's 747's were referred to as the Queen of the Skies. Speaking of names, the 747 was the first aircraft to be referred to as a jumbo jet. So when the news says an A318 is a 'jumbo', thank the 747 for that. With not many orders left, Boeing may stop producing the aircraft soon, but that doesn't mean its no longer going to be in service. The 747 is still in service across the world as passenger jets, but more popularly as cargo jets. If you want to see the end of the program, you should probably wait a few decades.