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Old 12th Nov 2015, 01:18
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yet another for the tilt-rotors.......when will they learn; rotating nacelles are not ever gonna do well, certainly not civil
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What evidence do you have that this crash was caused by rotation of the nacelles?

There are news reports of witnesses on the ground stating the aircraft was on fire just prior to crashing. Based on the reported length of time the aircraft was in the air and the distance traveled, it must have spent most of the flight in airplane mode (ie. with nacelles locked in a horizontal position).
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