800 doesn't have MCAS.
Got Boeing on site Wednesday I'll quiz him see if he has any info he can share.
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Got Boeing on site Wednesday I'll quiz him see if he has any info he can share.
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pilot suicide maybe? cant think of a nose dive - straight down malfunction scenario. no distress call, no mayday, from level flight to nose down, doesnt make sense.
As I mentioned at the bottom of the post I updated with a different view. It does have anti stall though even if it doesn’t have MCAS.
That's what I thought it sounded like.
The main bang sound that can be heard seems to be happening at "regular" intervals, which is not something i would expect in such a situation. Also I don't think any fireworks would still be intact after such an impact.
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Might be moisture in the trees heating up and the wood exploding.
It could be the sound of the fire "popping" tree's as the intense heat boils any fluid and the steam pops the bark but I'm not sure how much of an urban myth that is
Jeez, what a close call. Could have been you. Glad you're OK.
Youtube happened to recommend this video to me which just happens to relate to your post. Just for the record I am not saying that this crash happened because the plane rolled over but I think this video will be interesting to watch. Coincidentally I believe he is a 737 pilot (not sure what variant) and he does show a full roll over in the simulator at the end of the video.
TL;DW - Increasing the bank angle of the plane requires the pilot to pull up to maintain the planes current altitude. However this increases the stall speed of the plane and past a certain bank angle it requires more engine thrust to avoid stalling the plane.
There has been speculation of a pylon failure causing engine detachment initiated from the thrust change when descent was initiated that caused it to turn over and enter a dive that was briefly recovered by the pilots before going down. It’s purely speculation of course.
And breathe
I was thinking the same reading it back. I wonder how long before the flight recorders are out and analysed.
Just watched Downfall on Netflix, won't look at Boeing the same again. This CEO emphasis on profit and shares culture is an absolute poison, and I would love to see this culture completely outlawed in businesses of all types, especially on company mergers or take-overs, disgusting.
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recorder should be fine, designed to handle way more than that and relatively easy to track once theyv secured the area.Guessing the black boxes are toast too by the looks of the remains.
Puts the pentagon 9/11 CT to rest.
Doesn't look like much left. Guessing the black boxes are toast too by the looks of the remains
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Dennis has gone. He was a stain on the history the company. I know someone of course who works there.
Ceo got a nice pay off for letting two planes crash on his watch.. I with I could screw up that bad and get 26 million $
Yeap, it'll be a FA2100 FDR by L3 Communications fitted to the 737-800 series - https://www.l3harris.com/all-capabilities/fa2100-series-cockpit-voice-and-flight-data-recorders - and whilst it can be difficult to recover data due to impact/fire, the NTSB and L3 have the ability to remove the individual memory chips from the SSD PCB's and still get the data that way, rather than needing the device to be operable.