Ukrainian Aircraft down in Iran
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https://news.sky.com/story/airliner-...rport-11903445
The video in the above article shows a piece of the fuselage with what looks like shrapnel damage to it.
However it is to way to early to lay blame! It could also have been an uncontained engine failure resulting in a fire in a ruptured fuel tank.
The video in the above article shows a piece of the fuselage with what looks like shrapnel damage to it.
However it is to way to early to lay blame! It could also have been an uncontained engine failure resulting in a fire in a ruptured fuel tank.
Would suggest that this particular subject is so sensitive to the welfare of a very large number of people around the world that it be suspended. The usual level of rhetoric that occurs on these pages may end up being consequential to actions by others. This is a dangerous time, and a dangerous situation, and those in charge have shown a propensity to use "intel" from any source, irrespective of veracity.
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The B738 was quite new, only 3 years old.
Even if it is for some hard to accept: It looks like a tragic accident, no attack.
Engine failure on one engine alone surely does not necessarily lead to a crash. But the human factor has always to be considered.
According to Iranian sources, most of the passengers were Iranians. RIP
Even if it is for some hard to accept: It looks like a tragic accident, no attack.
Engine failure on one engine alone surely does not necessarily lead to a crash. But the human factor has always to be considered.
According to Iranian sources, most of the passengers were Iranians. RIP
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Direct flight from Iran to Ukraine with 180 people wanted to travel on that route? It appears from Ukrainian Airlines website that there is a flight everyday. What is the connection we might think about.? Energy ?
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Some photos here too: https://en.mehrnews.com/photo/154308...-after-takeoff
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Higher resolution:
Other images from ISNA:
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Something exploded a a few seconds before impact (fuel tank?) so fragmentation damage would not be unexpected.
If airport workers saw the fire on takeoff that would be pretty conclusive of not being terror or a missile.
I think we should avoid trying to make a dangerous situation worse this is not a tv show. I rather like running water and electricity and don’t believe Jesus is coming so I am not in favor of World War III
If airport workers saw the fire on takeoff that would be pretty conclusive of not being terror or a missile.
I think we should avoid trying to make a dangerous situation worse this is not a tv show. I rather like running water and electricity and don’t believe Jesus is coming so I am not in favor of World War III
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Skin damage
Do we know how long the airplane was airborne? 8000 ft final altitude and Teheran Airport elevation 3,300 ft suggests a climb of 4,700 ft or approx 3 minutes climb @ 1800 ft/min.
Would an aircraft climb this high if there was an early issue such as the Concorde scenario some mentioned?
Would an aircraft climb this high if there was an early issue such as the Concorde scenario some mentioned?
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Update 10:20 / Engine failure caused the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, rather than a missile attack or act of terrorism, the Ukrainian embassy to Iran said on Wednesday. One of the black boxes has been recovered, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported. The pilots of the Boeing 737-800 did not declare an emergency, Iranian media said, quoting an official of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
Initially, Ukraine's embassy in Iran said on Wednesday morning that engine failure caused the plane to crash and denied that it was terror-related or that a rocket had hit the aircraft.
But it later withdrew this statement, saying that anything was possible, and Mr Zelensky instructed Ukraine's prosecutors to open criminal proceedings over the crash.
But it later withdrew this statement, saying that anything was possible, and Mr Zelensky instructed Ukraine's prosecutors to open criminal proceedings over the crash.
