TransAsia plane crashes in river
02-03-2015, 07:24 PM
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TransAsia plane crashes in river
Some injuries reported. On my phone and can't post links. It was an ATR 72.
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02-03-2015, 07:28 PM
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BBC News - Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river
Saw that there are photos online as it crashed. It passed over a road in a severe left turn. Left wing appears to have struck the road and possibly a vehicle.
The is an obvious speed difference with the propellers. The left is spinning slower.
They looks like stills from a dash-cam. Trying to find the photos on a news site.
Saw that there are photos online as it crashed. It passed over a road in a severe left turn. Left wing appears to have struck the road and possibly a vehicle.
The is an obvious speed difference with the propellers. The left is spinning slower.
They looks like stills from a dash-cam. Trying to find the photos on a news site.
02-03-2015, 07:37 PM
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02-03-2015, 07:38 PM
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Dashcam images of crash sequence from twitter.
https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/562826878625808387
Survivors reported FWIW.
https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/562826878625808387
Survivors reported FWIW.
02-03-2015, 08:03 PM
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Video of the wreckage from the bridge. Pretty amazing people survived.
BBC News - Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river
Did it look like to anyone that the right engine was feathered in that twitter feed?
BBC News - Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river
Did it look like to anyone that the right engine was feathered in that twitter feed?
02-04-2015, 03:55 AM
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And once again we see the irresponsibility of even the major news networks allowing untrained "journalists" to comment, codify and speculate. Accidentally clicked a Googled link to a CNN segment where upon the talking head says "the pilot tried to 'tip' the plane".
It seems no matter how many times we point out a need for more responsible reporting, there's always a Richard Quest wanna be in the pipeline with little to no editorial supervision.
It seems no matter how many times we point out a need for more responsible reporting, there's always a Richard Quest wanna be in the pipeline with little to no editorial supervision.
02-04-2015, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Did it look like to anyone that the right engine was feathered in that twitter feed?
02-04-2015, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
I'd say the left but it's hard to tell from one video screen grab. Looks like a classic VMC issue. Can anyone say if the ATRs have auto feather or auto coarse?
Based on the nose attitude and the result, looks a lot like a Vmc rollover to me.
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02-04-2015, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Video of the wreckage from the bridge. Pretty amazing people survived.
BBC News - Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river
Did it look like to anyone that the right engine was feathered in that twitter feed?
BBC News - Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river
Did it look like to anyone that the right engine was feathered in that twitter feed?
Looks like they got slow and vmc rolled.
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