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This is in reference to the Boeing 737 that just went down over Tehran: https://twitter.com/TheBelaaz/status/1214757041123803136 https://twitter.com/TheBelaaz/

This is in reference to the Boeing 737 that just went down over Tehran: https://twitter.com/TheBelaaz/status/1214757041123803136 https://twitter.com/TheBelaaz/status/1214757041123803136 https://twitter.com/Asylumseeker111/status/1214770248743673857 https://twitter.com/Asylumseeker111/status/12147702487436738... Iranian sources state it was a "technical malfunction", but given current geopolitical events, it may be a anti-air malfunction in their defense system downing a civilian airliner, which looks bad, obviously.

avocado4 7y ago
While from a statistical standpoint it's obviously not a coincidence given the ongoing warfare events, how could one even go a step further and call it a technical malfunction minutes after crash? You'd think Russia et al would improve their cover-up skills since the MH17 tragedy. Sad to see 180 senseless deaths like this.
- p_l 7y ago
  More and more new airliners come with real-time monitoring, especially for engines (often a separate monitoring system with sat uplink, part of a maintenance contract for the engine)
flyinglizard 7y ago
What kind of a technical malfunction causes a new airliner to descend to the ground engulfed in flames mere minutes after takeoff? This has MH17 all over it. Sad.
- onion2k 7y ago
  What kind of a technical malfunction causes a new airliner to descend to the ground engulfed in flames mere minutes after takeoff? There have been two 737 crashes minutes after take off in the past two years. Boeing have acknowledged the issue is real and have tried to fix. That goes a long way to suggest this plane might not have been shot down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_737 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...
  - djohnston 7y ago
    This isn't a max 8
    - my123 7y ago
      Yes, there is a CFM engine issue that affects 737NGs and that can result in engine failure soon after takeoff for some rare cases.
  - steve1977 7y ago
    This problem does not cause the airplane to catch fire...
    - p_l 7y ago
      But recent CFM56 engines om 737-800 disintegrating at high power does. There were two cases (with one passenger death and 8 injured) in the USA with 737-800 suffering damage after engine disintegrated in flight.
      - dotancohen 7y ago
        Source: https://www.flightglobal.com/in-depth/ntsb-to-address-rare-though-deadly-forward-blade-engine-failures/135460.article https://www.flightglobal.com/in-depth/ntsb-to-address-rare-t...
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avocado4 7y ago

While from a statistical standpoint it's obviously not a coincidence given the ongoing warfare events, how could one even go a step further and call it a technical malfunction minutes after crash? You'd think Russia et al would improve their cover-up skills since the MH17 tragedy. Sad to see 180 senseless deaths like this.

p_l 7y ago
More and more new airliners come with real-time monitoring, especially for engines (often a separate monitoring system with sat uplink, part of a maintenance contract for the engine)

flyinglizard 7y ago

What kind of a technical malfunction causes a new airliner to descend to the ground engulfed in flames mere minutes after takeoff? This has MH17 all over it. Sad.

onion2k 7y ago
What kind of a technical malfunction causes a new airliner to descend to the ground engulfed in flames mere minutes after takeoff? There have been two 737 crashes minutes after take off in the past two years. Boeing have acknowledged the issue is real and have tried to fix. That goes a long way to suggest this plane might not have been shot down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_737 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...
- djohnston 7y ago
  This isn't a max 8
  - my123 7y ago
    Yes, there is a CFM engine issue that affects 737NGs and that can result in engine failure soon after takeoff for some rare cases.
- steve1977 7y ago
  This problem does not cause the airplane to catch fire...
  - p_l 7y ago
    But recent CFM56 engines om 737-800 disintegrating at high power does. There were two cases (with one passenger death and 8 injured) in the USA with 737-800 suffering damage after engine disintegrated in flight.
    - dotancohen 7y ago
      Source: https://www.flightglobal.com/in-depth/ntsb-to-address-rare-though-deadly-forward-blade-engine-failures/135460.article https://www.flightglobal.com/in-depth/ntsb-to-address-rare-t...
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