A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Plane lands in South Africa after engine falls off

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One of the passengers, Pretoria businesswoman Ronel Derman, told the South African Press Association that she had been in a seat directly over the wing and a passenger seated next to her was looking out of the window when the engine dropped.

“I heard this huge bang, and he said, ‘That’s our engine that’s just fallen off.’ I couldn’t believe it. He had to repeat it to me,” she told SAPA.

Reminds me of that time on Neimann Road when Mom put the Suburban into gear, there was a grinding noise, and she said, “That’s what it sounds like when your transmission falls out.” (Actually, it was the drive shaft, but it really did just drop onto the road.)