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Bad curry. The guy that survived should cash in on every talk show around the world.
 

This is absolutely unreal!

A sole survivor of Air India flight AI171 crash.

Air India said the 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew.

The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off.

Air India confirms of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital.

The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese nationals and 1 Canadian national. The survivor is a British national of Indian origin.

The sole survivor jumped out of the planes emergencyy exit. The 40-year-old man said he was traveling to Britain with his brother after visiting family in India.
 

787 Crash India What's a RAT? When does it deploy?​

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in comments below vid:

There’s actually more conditions

Here’s the full list.

• Loss of all engines
• Both engines are at less than minimum idle RPM (Revolutions Per Minute)
• Loss of all hydraulic power - left, right, and center systems detect low pressure
• Loss of all electrical power
• BPCU (Bus Power Control Unit) detects loss of power to C1 and C2 TRU (Transformer Rectifier Unit)s
• On approach, loss of all four EMP (Electric Motor Pump) hydraulic pressures and loss of either the left or right flight controls ACE (Actuator Control Electronics)
• Rotor burst on takeoff that causes loss of both PECS (Power Electronics Cooling System) primary cooling loops.


Hope this helps Captain
 
Captain Steve (don't have a link) also got a firsthand video (not a phone video of a computer monitor) of the moments before the crash.

He described the sound the RAT makes when deployed - a bit like a single-engine plane. THAT sound was very much in evidence on that phone vid. What was NOT there was the thundering roar of jet engines on full power.

Nor was there any appreciable exhaust discharge. All this points to, probably a power interruption that took out the engines and all systems.
 
Goldhedge said:
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Nice Narrative.

Cruising speed, of about 500 mph, is not the same as the speed a plane STALLS losing lift. That's 184 mph, for a 747. Less for a more-modern plane.

Dropping ONTO a three-story building is not the same as slamming into the SIDE of a skyscraper. The dynamics of penetration are in effect. A fireball on the roof of a building, open above where the heat can escape, is not the same as a fireball trapped inside a concrete structure the plane fragmented burrowing a tunnel into.
 

What Really Causes Dual Engine Failure? | Air India 171 Update​

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Hangar Talk with Captain Steve: Air India Crash & Pilot Ethics​

In this first episode, I sit down with fellow airline pilot and YouTuber Captain Steve to break down what we know so far about the Air India 787 crash, and we dive into a bigger questions.

We talk about:
-The latest info and footage from the Air India incident
-Why the gear and flap positions might matter
-The responsibility pilots have when speaking publicly online
-What “hangar talk” becomes when it's broadcast to millions

Whether you're a pilot, an aviation fan, or just curious how professionals think behind the scenes — this one's for you.

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Casey Jones said:
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Update - has pics

Northeast Philadelphia was promised relief after the plane crash damaged homes and businesses. Some families are still waiting for help.​

Rupert Street in Northeast Philadelphia was uncharacteristically quiet on a recent sunny Saturday afternoon: No kids playing outside. No sizzling grills. No neighbors on stoops listening to music.

A blue tarp fluttered on the roof of a vacant rowhouse. Plywood covered its windows and those at four other homes on the short block. A parked car sat with a spiderweb crack etched in the windshield and a busted front bumper.

Surveying the damage, resident Joyce Aner gestured at the abandoned house: “I gotta be reminded every time I see that blue tarp on top of her roof that a body went through her roof.”

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n...waiting-for-help/ar-AA1Hjgq6?ocid=socialshare
 
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