787 Crash
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Air crash news.
Step 1: Go to accident on AV Herald: https://avherald.com/h?article=528f27ec
Step 1a: If it is Boeing: Seattle Times
Step 1: Go to accident on AV Herald: https://avherald.com/h?article=528f27ec
Step 1a: If it is Boeing: Seattle Times
From the Seattle Times (It was a Boeing 787):
“Video of the crash shows the jet struggling to climb and then descend, its nose up, before crashing less than a minute after takeoff. That faltering ascent led some experts to believe issues with the Dreamliner’s flaps — panels on the wings that extend to increase the wing surface at low speeds, helping a jet lift off the ground — or their configuration may have contributed to the disaster. But until official reports come in, experts can do little more than guess.”
It didn’t explode, wasn’t shot down, no birds, engines didn’t flame out, no spiral into the ground…
“Video of the crash shows the jet struggling to climb and then descend, its nose up, before crashing less than a minute after takeoff. That faltering ascent led some experts to believe issues with the Dreamliner’s flaps — panels on the wings that extend to increase the wing surface at low speeds, helping a jet lift off the ground — or their configuration may have contributed to the disaster. But until official reports come in, experts can do little more than guess.”
It didn’t explode, wasn’t shot down, no birds, engines didn’t flame out, no spiral into the ground…
Randy
Super Moderator
The way it settled either too heavy & lost lift (but it would have to be really, really overweight), too low airspeed to maintain lift, or lost power/thrust & lost lift.
That aircraft has a ton of power so being too heavy, not enough thrust is far fetched. (I've flown in it and your butt can feel the energy)
Unless it's something crazy mechanical, I'd guess a far out scenario of the engines rolling back or being rolled back after rotation.
That aircraft has a ton of power so being too heavy, not enough thrust is far fetched. (I've flown in it and your butt can feel the energy)
Unless it's something crazy mechanical, I'd guess a far out scenario of the engines rolling back or being rolled back after rotation.
hogheavenfarm
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Too heavy is a possibility. I did read about the flaps not being activated.
with the RAT deployed and gear still extended...from the hip - maybe a highly improbable double compressor stall?? Loss of thrust...loss of lift at crucial moment..?? Yet on the other hand this and other aircraft have FADEC (full authority digital engine control), that among other things is designed to mitigate the effects or prevent compressor stalls
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I was watching a pilot say that the landing gear should be up and that created a problem generating lift.
Kurt Smith
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I saw there were rumors that the previous flight had in cabin electrical problems. The A/C not working and the entertainment system glitching out.
full disclosure I am not an airline pilot, nor do I play one on TV/Internet...but it is my understanding that the RAT is deployed automatically when there is a loss of an A/C bus or buses, the RAT is designed to provide minimal power to essential circuits or equipment. The following link/site is back on line (was down for approx 24 hrs.)...and is a good source for objective info re: commercial aviation + incidents and accidents, as well as a relevant excerpt from this site...
"According to ADS-B the aircraft had entered runway 23 from the apron, which without backtracking would leave a takeoff distance available of 1900 meters/6300 feet. Four minutes later - without further position data being received, so unclear whether the aircraft backtracked or not - the aircraft took off. In the last ADS-B position the aircraft had climbed to about 625 feet MSL (about 400 feet AGL) at 174 knots over ground."
"According to ADS-B the aircraft had entered runway 23 from the apron, which without backtracking would leave a takeoff distance available of 1900 meters/6300 feet. Four minutes later - without further position data being received, so unclear whether the aircraft backtracked or not - the aircraft took off. In the last ADS-B position the aircraft had climbed to about 625 feet MSL (about 400 feet AGL) at 174 knots over ground."
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Randy
Super Moderator
Not in that plane, I was present at its 1st test flight and everything was down and dirty, climbed like it was fired from a cannon.
