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Wreckage of downed Superjet Found
The wreckage of the Sukhoi Superjet has been found. There is no sign of the passengers. It is unclear if it was mechanical or pilot error. (news.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Terrible. It looks like it flew right into the side of the mountain.
Looks like it attempted to climb but couldn't get over the top.
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/12-bodies-found-at-Russian-jet-crash-in-Indonesia-3550759.php
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/12-bodies-found-at-Russian-jet-crash-in-Indonesia-3550759.php
New wreck site photos:
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Rescuers+reach+jet+crash+site/G3860
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Rescuers+reach+jet+crash+site/G3860
Very interested to see what happened here. Almost twenty years after the AAL965 wreck how does an airplane that is surely EGPWS equipped fly headlong into a rock?
I was thinking the same thing. That accident supposedly spurred an upgrade to the GPWS to include near-vertical obstructions.
From what I know about AAL965 even though they had warning they had there speedbrakes out during the decent that caused the plane to climb slower when they realized they were about to hit the mountain.
Appears it collided with the side of a mountain. What was the weather like at the time? The story indicated drizzle which I assume means fog/clouds. The the pilots lose situational awareness of what the terrain was?