You'd have to think birdstrike to both engines

a mechanical failure taking both engines out should be impossible on a modern plane

Posted By: SimonOTBC on June 12th 2025 at 10:28:19

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Boeing Dreamliner to Gatwick from India crashed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 10:07:59
- Jeez , looking at the pics ,there could be more deaths on the ground than in the plane. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 12, 13:00:30
- Blimey... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 10:16:37
  - Really not a good year for Boeing (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jun 12, 11:02:11
  - Sheeeeeeet. Awful. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Jun 12, 10:39:23
  - ah, so it's not random headline day with no context whatsoever then (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 12, 10:29:55
  - That's not going to buff out. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jun 12, 10:27:41
  - First ever crash of a Dreamliner (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 10:21:57
  - Shit (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 12, 10:17:55
    - Until the obvious (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 12, 10:26:06
      - It does, but it’s just taken off (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 12, 10:50:07
    - After take off as well? Sounds like a bird strike or engine failure. Obvs I haven’t a clue (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 12, 10:19:22
      - suspect catastrophic power failure (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jun 12, 10:23:05
        
        You'd have to think birdstrike to both engines (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 12, 10:28:19
        
        Although....there's no smoke from the engines in that video (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 12, 10:29:42
        
        They don’t always smoke after a bird strike but often do. Also 40c there atm (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 12, 10:44:23
        
        Straight into a residential area too (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 10:31:49
        
        Shocking (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 12, 10:32:39
        
        Was a mayday call as well (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 10:33:33
        
        Given the flight was under control as it crashed (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 12, 10:43:49
        
        Been a few deliberate crashes over the years tbf (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 10:45:16
        
        Yeah but none straight after take off when there would be at least 2 pilots in the cockpit (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 12, 11:01:00

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