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baggygreen · 12-08-08, 04:59 PM

I heard one of the witnesses say it went down noiselessly...

flameout on approach? More likely than a bird getting sucked into both engines. Unless pilots are trained to cut the engines before bailing out?

12-08-08, 04:59 PM	#3
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I heard one of the witnesses say it went down noiselessly... flameout on approach? More likely than a bird getting sucked into both engines. Unless pilots are trained to cut the engines before bailing out?