On the subject of circuit breakers and CVRs, this comes to mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_841_(1979)
Malaysia Airlines 777 missing
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Cessnaflyer
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What complex about busses and circuit breakers?
Shane Wiliams
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If I knew I would have asked I am familiar with the case of the disgruntled engineer, I would have thought that acft manufacturer would have remedied
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
Have they really? UGH. How damn hard is it to be honest and say we don't have any facts rather than stir up theories? It fails to be news when it becomes a hypothetical scenario that they broadcast as a probability. It should be illegal.
Murdoughnut
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MikeOH58
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Anyone see former NW Pilot, David Funk absolutely school Richard Quest and whoever the female host was? Finally a voice of sanity in the aviation experts. In response to him alluding to this being a simple answer, i.e.- Cockpit fire or electrical fire, pilots load shedding and ACARS and transponder being on the absolutely un-essential list. Host was blown away, and said thats just too hard to imagine. Ooooookay
SeanD
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Most of the pilots Ive seen them interview attempt to give the simple scenario only to be interrupted by the host with "let me cut in for a minute. But isnt it possible it was hijacked?" Its really annoying to watch.
Sol Rosenburg
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really what is it with CNNs fascination with having British employees on USA broadcasts?
Here's a simple flight plan I flew from Bombay to Amsterdam a few weeks ago
"Major routes" to Europe do not exist in the way the report wants you to believe.
SpiceWeasel
Tre Kronor
What would the remedy be?
SeanD
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Murdoughnut
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Wasn't that coffin corner? I seem to remember reading about it in the old school "Captain X" books.
MarkE
Greetings, Professor Falken
I don't fly large aircraft but I would want the ability to shut off these electrical components in case there's a short.
Murdoughnut
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If we assume it's a possibility the aircraft was purposely diverted to a location where they could land undetected, I think you have to assume that they could also have refueled there. Seems like as good a time as any to up our air defenses around sensitive areas.
SeanD
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Here comes another theory on CNN. Lithium batteries. Apparently, like most flights in the world, this airplane had lithium batteries in the cargo hold. Im more inclined to believe that then the hijacking theory. Fire starts, kills electronics, someone puts it out but the damage has been done to major system components including the oxygen and pressurization systems while they attempt to head back to the airport. Either way, this is going to be a pivotal accident on how aircraft data is tracked and stored.
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Murdoughnut
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That does see more feasible. Maybe a dumb question, but would a fire be just as potent at altitude with a depressurized aircraft? I mean is there insufficient enough O2 at FL350 that if you had a depressurization, it would quell the fire, maybe enough that it burned itself out?
Cessnaflyer
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Yeah they were showing video of him with his simulator and said he is more knowledgable then your average captain so he could possibly hijack his own plane. Big face palm.