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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: 0.205s | source
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melenaboija ◴[12 Jul 25 06:16 UTC] No.44539771[source]▶
I'm completely ignorant about this matter, but why is it even possible to cut off fuel while taking off? Shouldn't there be a control that completely disables this? Is there actually a situation where cutting off both engines could be necessary and wouldn't lead to a catastrophe?
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Yokolos ◴[12 Jul 25 06:26 UTC] No.44539810[source]▶
Engine fire requires you to cut fuel to the affected engine.
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melenaboija ◴[12 Jul 25 06:56 UTC] No.44539943[source]▶
Is cutting off fuel while taking off a better solution than letting them burn?
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1. cjbprime ◴[12 Jul 25 07:38 UTC] No.44540106[source]▶
Sometimes? If you have enough altitude to trade for speed then after the cutoff you could glide to a hypothetical miraculously-placed runway right in front of you, vs. having fire quickly consume the entire plane if you don't cutoff..