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Russian Superjet 100 Crashes During Demo Flight, Killing All Aboard

Posted by timothy on from the perils-of-innovation dept.

First time accepted submitter Prokur writes "A brand new Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner on a demonstration flight with 37 passengers (mostly future clients and journalists) and 8 Russian crew members on board went missing after it took off from an airport in Jakarta. After an extensive search, rescuers concluded, based on the widespread debris field on the side of a ridge, that the aircraft directly impacted the rocky side of Mount Salak and there was 'no chance of survival.'"

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  1. Re:Similar to this crash of an Airbus 320 by Richard_at_work · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm afraid that the evidence in the investigation does not support any assertion that the engines failed to respond, they responded immediately to the throttle commands.

    The common misapprehension that the engines failed to respond comes from an Airbus OEB notice that was issued in the month prior to the crash, but all the data recorded shows no such delay and the OEB was not applicable in this case.

    The pilot just reacted far too slowly than he should.