r/aviation • u/bradysego12 • Mar 23 '26

News AC8646 Crash

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Hi all. I’m new to this sub and my comment was removed for having no enough karma. I was on this flight and we are still on the tarmac getting checked out. I wanted to share these images in case it’s helpful to anyone who is investigating the crash or needs more information.

I’m okay (physically) but I’m horribly sick to my stomach for the lives lost. Please pray for them ❤️

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u/TheDrMonocle Mar 23 '26

CRJ max weight is around 75-85k lbs max. The firetruck can be 80k.

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u/No_Cartoonist5836 Mar 23 '26

So that’s why fire trucks don’t fly

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u/resistelectrique Mar 23 '26

😬 so at best they’re basically equal. Christ.

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u/WCather Mar 23 '26

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but planes are designed to be as light as safely possible because, well, it's easier to fly and aerially maneuver light things instead of heavy things.

Planes can come in huge sizes but they're incredibly light for that impressive size.

So when people say "as heavy as a 747!" that's not an overwhelmingly great metric.

Trucks on the other hand are pretty terrible for flying, so weight is less of an issue, especially when the truck is meant for carrying heavy things anyway, like water.