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Old 9th May 2012, 19:53
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It's common with the media here , some of the names on the list are spelt incorrectly as well

Anyway from what I heard this evening they know where the crash site is and the crash is severe , so far nobody I know has been able to contact pax, if the weathers good they'll have helis there in the morning so I would expect an official announcement tomorrow once they have the facts.

What would cause a 3 year old demonstrator to crash with factory test pilots at the controls ? I keep thinking of that Airbus that flew into the trees years ago, finding some little unexpected 'got ya' in the fly by wire system software by flying around mountains perhaps ? ... also if you had to pick a spot in West Java for the worst most unpredictable weather it would have to be those mountains and valleys near Bogor.

All speculation , we'll get some more clues in the next few days and a final report 2 or 3 years from now

Here's what these particular mountains look like , covered in thick jungle



File:Mount Salak.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




File:Mount Gede 00.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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