Nude intruder hitches ride on moving jet at LAX

[Renew Deal]

Man arrested after climbing into wheel well of taxiing Qantas jet

LOS ANGELES - A Canadian man, angry that he was refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet, officials said.

Pilots of the Qantas Airways flight stopped the plane upon realizing they had picked up an unauthorized passenger and the man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said Wednesday.

“This was an extremely dangerous thing for him to do,” she said. “If he had continued to cling in there with the aircraft taking off at over 200 per hour, he might have fallen out and could have been sucked up by an engine.”

“If he had survived that and was in the wheel well when the landing gear was retracted, he could have been crushed by the mechanism. And if not he very likely would have frozen to death during the 15 1/2 hour flight at 30,000 feet while wearing no clothes.”
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[WindRavenX]

1. ....

...um, ok.
Why did he strip?

[realisticphish]

2. hey, c'mon

you've just chased down a moving airliner, and leaped into the wheelwell. its not like the judge is going to say, but he was wearing his pants so its ok...why not strup while you're at it?

:)

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[NYC Liberal]

3. And if he didn't freeze to death...?

[billyoc]

4. Welcome to Australia, mate! n/t