2017 was the safest year on record for commercial aviation, as we didn't see a single commercial passenger jet crash anywhere in the world (we did see some props crash and some cargo jets crash, but no passenger jets). Aviation has been one of the safest forms of transport for decades, though last year was…
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"...descending at a rate of 22,000 feet per minute.. "
How absolutely terrifying that must have been.....
Although it would have lasted only 5-6 seconds. Mercifully short. Unless it broke up mid air. Probably the plane couldn't withstand those forces.
Very sorry to hear this. 22K feet/ min is a ridiculously insane steep rate of descent. Can't imagine what that must have been like for the passengers and crew on board. Here's to hopefully no more commercial aviation casualties for the rest of 2018. Curious to learn what the cause was.
Your information re it’s plunge is incorrect. According to the BBC: Flight-tracking site Flightradar24 said it then descended at the rate of 1,000m (3,300ft) per minute.
Regardless, it’s an awful tragedy and hopefully a cause is quickly established.
@Lucky, please delete @Sexy_kitten7's post. Not appropriate no matter how you feel about the current occupant.
I don't think icing was an issue here. It never would have attained 6,000 feet, let alone gotten off the ground with just an icing problem. Latest reports describe an engine "exploding", though this alone on a Boeing or Airbus manufactured aircraft should not have been enough to bring a plane down. Planes are designed to fly if one engine fails, even with uncontained engine failure. There are many published reports of problems in Russian aircraft design, build and maintenance, as well as safety protocol issues with this particular airline. Only time will what the ultimate cause was, and while early reports seem to be discounting the risk of terrorism, that too must be ruled out.
According to Chinese web sites, rescuers have found a wreckage of a helicopter belongs to Russian Postal Service at the crash site and investigators are probing the possibilities of a mid-air collision between the two aircraft.
But WHO was on the flight? When opposition candidates are murdered in the capital city for running for the highest offices in the land....what gives?
The Russian people need a democracy.
@Anon except Russian Post doesn't own any helicopters (or so they said in an official statement yesterday).
My deepest condolences for families left behind in this tragedy. Thoughts and prayers are with you in the days ahead. Stay strong!