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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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294 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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comrade1234 ◴[11 Jul 25 23:49 UTC] No.44537976[source]▶
Why can the pilot shut off the fuel during takeoff?
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1. rhcom2 ◴[12 Jul 25 00:07 UTC] No.44538078[source]▶
Completely uneducated guess but if one engine bursts into flames you might want to kill the fuel.