Emergency diversion for Sen. Obama's chartered plane
Preliminary information indicate that the crew disconnected the autopilot during climbout from Chicago, while being vectored around thunderstorms, when they reportedly felt elevator control forces that were heavier than normal. They therefore elected to make a precautionary landing at St. Louis. After landing, it was learned that the aft emergency exit slide had deployed within the tail cone. The tail cone did not separate from the airplane.
A lot of people don’t realize that in some smaller planes, there is an escape route through the back of the plane. The tail cone falls off and a slide will deploy. Watch a video here.
Scary. Weird plane things going on today. I hope there’s no more…someone I care about happens to be flying today…
Source: robot-heart
