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The area certainly fits the "conflict" description, but I doubt whether there are any ground-to-air missiles stationed in the area. They are not allowed under the Camp David agreement. Egypt has been using F-16's against the Islamists though, who may have gotten hold of some AA weaponry. But shooting down an airliner at that altitude requires a sophisticated system. The wreckage will tell.
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Originally posted by 3WE View PostWould it be hijacking the tread if I mentioned my $99 drone...
But as Ultraflight says, the wreckage will tell all.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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The wreckage description and the alleged facts don't suggest another missile attack. They are saying that the pilot reported engine trouble and requested a return, followed by lost coms and a 6000fpm descent. The wreckage is in two main pieces. To me, that sounds like a controlled emergency descent and a botched attempt at a controlled landing on terrain. Perhaps another uncontained engine failure and decompression leading to control-surface failure...
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Originally posted by Evan View PostThe wreckage description and the alleged facts don't suggest another missile attack. They are saying that the pilot reported engine trouble and requested a return, followed by lost coms and a 6000fpm descent. The wreckage is in two main pieces. To me, that sounds like a controlled emergency descent and a botched attempt at a controlled landing on terrain......
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Reuters quotes an Egyptian Offical involved in the ongoing rescue operation, that the aircraft has broken up in two major parts, a small part being the tail plane caught fire, the other larger part impacted a rock. Bodies still belted to their seats are around the crash site, around 100 bodies have so far been recovered, the rest still inside the wreckage, however, there are also voices heard from inside a part of the wreckage.
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Originally posted by Evan View PostThat would end in a high-speed impact. How do you get two main pieces of wreckage out of that?
There may have been some loss of control... 6000fpm doesn't indicate a dive however.
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Argentinian newspapers on-line, quoting Egyptian authorities, are now saying that "it was confirmed that there were no survivors, after initial hopes triggered by reports that there were voices heard from below the wreckage".
Better not to think about the possibility that both versions may be true.
--- Judge what is said by the merits of what is said, not by the credentials of who said it. ---
--- Defend what you say with arguments, not by imposing your credentials ---
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostArgentinian newspapers on-line, quoting Egyptian authorities, are now saying that "it was confirmed that there were no survivors, after initial hopes triggered by reports that there were voices heard from below the wreckage".
Better not to think about the possibility that both versions may be true.
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