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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: 0.415s | source
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apt-apt-apt-apt ◴[12 Jul 25 00:45 UTC] No.44538287[source]▶
Even if the plane had no power, why couldn't they have glided it down safely?
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1. WalterBright ◴[12 Jul 25 03:21 UTC] No.44539018[source]▶
Speed can be traded for altitude, and altitude can be traded for speed. If you have neither, you're dead.

Engine failure shortly after takeoff is a major cause of fatal accidents.