Hello everyone! As a fellow traveler myself, over the years I have flown on both Boeing and Airbus aircraft via airlines like Spicejet, IndiGo & Air-India since I was a kid in primary school. On some occasions I have flown on ATR-72 turboprops as well.
I have quite a few photos which were clicked by me at the airports during my trips. I also have a few videos
(window-view alongside the wing) of taking off & landing too. Maybe I can post a few screenshots through which we can analyse the motion of the control surfaces (
Ailerons, Flaps etc) which can help us fellow DFBians in our own investigation.
About the crash, I have a few theories which come to my mind.
1. This was a classic case of stall because of inadequate lift by the wings due to some discrepancy with the moment of the control surfaces.
2. Both the engines failed. If both the engines indeed failed then a RAT must have been deployed (as pointed out by a few posters through screenshots). The RAT acts as a backup power source when both the aircraft's engines fail or some other hydraulic malfunction. But then again, it's a very interesting case indeed. Statistically we know that traveling by air is the safest compared to land and water. The failure of even one engine in modern aircraft is extremely rare, let alone two engines. If one engine failed, no issues. The aircraft can still fly with one engine and make it back home safely. But two engines failing simultaneously is almost unheard of, I mean when was the last time something like that occurred in the history of aviation? Almost never if remember.
Before every flight, there is always a thorough inspection done of each aircraft to assess whether or not the aircraft is fit to fly or needs some repairs before the next flight. How is it possible that the inspection team didn't notice anything that could indicate a potential failure of both the engines? Were they derelict in their duty or something else was in play here? We don't know.
3. It was due to pilot error. Human errors are one of the leading causes of accidents in aviation.
4. Maybe it was a combination of all the above? Who knows, anything and anything can happen these days.
Whatever may the reasons, I hope the blackbox and flight recorder gets retrieved from the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 and a thorough investigation is done into the matter. Us members here can only guess and put forth conjectures from what OSINT we have with us.
R.I.P to the souls of the departed, I can't fathom what those passengers must have gone through during the last moments before the crash.
