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Old 1st Jan 2023, 11:38
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Rigga
 
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Originally Posted by SpazSinbad
Reason for the swift descent? Smoke gets in your eyes.

The smoke also appears forward of, and external to, the jet pipe - so could come from anywhere inside the airframe. I would suspect the fan drive system from the meagre evidence so far.
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