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Old 31st Jan 2020, 12:37
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Originally Posted by CargoOne
I don’t think Afghan military, let alone Taliban, have means of shooting down an aircraft at FL400+. Since technically it is a civil platform and shares many commonalities with CRJ family, the proper investigation would benefit everyone, unless the crash was caused by payload...

Ahem, it shares no commonality with the CRJ family, other than it is a twin jet. Avionics, engines, electrical systems, fuel systems and hydraulic systems are all different, and the Global Express is a whole lot bigger too.

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