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Do you have a link to that footage? I've seen speculation on this from very blurry video but nothing like proof. On the professional pilot forums the consensus
by CPLX 1y ago
Do you have a link to that footage? I've seen speculation on this from very blurry video but nothing like proof.
On the professional pilot forums the consensus guess is inadvertent flap retraction, instead of gear retraction, leading to inability to climb.
- cschmatzler 1y agoA 787 can still climb with flaps up and two healthy engines. In the video that was posted everywhere, you can CLEARLY hear the RAT spin, which gets deployed automatically when both engines go out.
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- rurban 1y agoOr birds hitting both engines. But that must have been a big flock then
- CPLX 1y agoIt's unlikely that a bird strike with dual engine failure would occur without smoke.
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