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Forum: African Aviation
20th Dec 2013, 11:49
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The suicide theory sounds like another wild...

The suicide theory sounds like another wild conspiracy theory / rumour being spread on social media.

It makes no logical sense, a suicide would have hit the ground nose down and fast rather than...
Forum: African Aviation
16th Dec 2013, 16:07
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Yes but did they avoid it by enough - conditions...

Yes but did they avoid it by enough - conditions can be very nasty 20 miles or more away from those beasts. A fast developing cumulonimbus will be surrounded by vicious downdrafts in what appears to...
Forum: African Aviation
7th Dec 2013, 23:04
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The speculation is getting a bit wild here - it...

The speculation is getting a bit wild here - it was clearly under control when it met the ground rather slowly. Looks like a forced landing to me.
Forum: African Aviation
6th Dec 2013, 10:42
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Hmmmm - did it come down inside the namibian...

Hmmmm - did it come down inside the namibian border ?, there seems to be some confusion about which side of the Namibia / Angola fence it landed.

Namibia is very good at publishing reports.
Forum: African Aviation
6th Dec 2013, 09:00
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Nowt to do with Namibia, if they were conducting...

Nowt to do with Namibia, if they were conducting the investigation we could be confident of seeing a final report and we would probably have had an interrim by now.

Embraer will be involved and...
Forum: African Aviation
5th Dec 2013, 12:50
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Sadly we will probably never know the causes. ...

Sadly we will probably never know the causes.

The investigation will be carried out by Angola and Mozambique, neither of which has a good record for publishing the results of investigations.
Forum: African Aviation
5th Dec 2013, 09:59
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

That damage does not look bad enough for an...

That damage does not look bad enough for an engine producing power, it was probably windmilling when it hit the ground.
Think about it - The pictures suggest that the aircraft was under control and...
Forum: African Aviation
2nd Dec 2013, 14:35
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

190 warrior: A double flameout at cruise level...

190 warrior:
A double flameout at cruise level could cause a pressurisation problem and justify a 6000fpm dive down to breathable air.

How well does the 190 glide one it gets down to decent air ?...
Forum: African Aviation
1st Dec 2013, 23:23
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Bear in mind that this is a radar observation at...

Bear in mind that this is a radar observation at a fairly long range so it would represent high altitude conditions, most probably the initial departure from cruise level.
Forum: African Aviation
1st Dec 2013, 08:25
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Andraz: You dont appreciate just how vicious...

Andraz:

You dont appreciate just how vicious storms can get in southern africa.
On the same day they had hailstones bigger than cricket balls in Joburg, think what those could do to an engine....
Forum: African Aviation
30th Nov 2013, 13:32
Replies: 196
Views: 126,176
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Possibly weather related. There were...

Possibly weather related. There were thunderstorms in the area at the time and particularly vicous storms are common here in summer.
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