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Sinai plane crash: No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268
BBC News ^ | 31 October 2015

Posted on 10/31/2015 2:35:11 PM PDT by Lorianne

A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials have said.

The Airbus A-321 had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg.

Wreckage was found in the Hasana area and bodies removed, along with the plane's "black box". An official described a "tragic scene" with bodies of victims still strapped to seats.

Egypt's prime minister said no "irregular" activities were to blame.

Sinai has an active militant network, and on Saturday afternoon, jihadis allied to the so-called Islamic State made a claim on social media that they brought down flight KGL9268.

But Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov told Interfax news agency that "such reports cannot be considered true". No evidence had been seen that indicated the plane was targeted, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: airbusa321; egypt; eritrea; iran; isis; kgl9268; kogalymavia; redsea; russia; russiaplanecrash; sharmelsheikh; sinai; sinaiplanecrash; stpetersburg; suezcanal; yemen
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To: PA Engineer
The description by Mikael Robertsson of "a sudden drop in speed like a stall" and "up-and-down motion" is not inconsistent with the behavior of an airframe when it has lost the tail -- or control of the aft control surfaces...

I'll have to go listen again; I didn't know there was an "emergency call"...

Thanks for the feedback and the link!

61 posted on 10/31/2015 6:51:07 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Karl Spooner
Sorry if I did anything wrong about this.

Not to worry, it's happened to all of us at one time or another.

62 posted on 10/31/2015 7:05:11 PM PDT by null and void (We are AmeriCANs. We CAN learn, and learn from history, if we choose.)
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To: TXnMA

It may be a bomb in the left rear lavatory. The Italian DC9 off of Sicily around 1979 and the US flight in the early 60s, Chicago to KC, that blew up from the dynamite bomb over Iowa were placed in the latrines.


63 posted on 10/31/2015 7:25:00 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: TXnMA

Look at the photo in your post again. Look at the amount of debris that appears “flowing” toward the rear of the aircraft (wires, conduits, plastic snagged on door, door panel. etc.

The plane appears to be missing the rear pressure bulkhead, along with both horizontal stabilizers. The APU looks to be gone as well, it is aft of the pressure bulkhead.

This plane suffered a damaging tail strike several years ago. Failure years later from repaired tail strike damage brought down JAL flt 123 in 1985. And China Airlines Flight 611 in 2002. Both broke apart at altitude with no warning.

There have been other aircraft losses due to destructive decompression.

Here is one of the last pics of the plane so you can identify the parts shown in the crash photos:

http://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/images/102938/92/1029389212.jpg


64 posted on 10/31/2015 7:36:15 PM PDT by wrench
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To: wrench

Forgot to mention, it was the rear pressure bulkhead that failed first on the 2 examples I mentioned.


65 posted on 10/31/2015 7:38:37 PM PDT by wrench
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To: Rockpile
Hey! You're right! I just blew up that Russian diagram of the interior, and what I thought were Galleys are labeled, "WC"!! DUH!!!

That's why it helps to have several sets of eyes looking at things like this... Thanks!

When I blow the damage view from the left side up, it looks like there might be a bit of "sooting" visible on the left side where the floor break occurred. Your lavatory scenario makes that more plausible.

Thanks again!

66 posted on 10/31/2015 7:39:46 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: TXnMA

Aviation safety net has a chart showing the vertical speed. Looks like the A321 was climbing around 500 fps when the diaster hit. The next 30 seconds of up and down movement is astonishing. Looks like the crew were fighting like crazy to control the plane. Possibly severed elevator controls.


67 posted on 10/31/2015 7:53:12 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: wrench

I sure hope this was accidental and not a case of mass murder. The world has way too much of that.


68 posted on 10/31/2015 8:01:04 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: Rockpile

Me too.

The nationality of the passengers, location of accident, and recent increase in pressure by Russia on terrorists in the area all make a pure accident look less likely.

The truth will be out in a few days.


69 posted on 10/31/2015 8:08:26 PM PDT by wrench
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To: JPG

Fed Ex Plane. The Asiana 777 didn’t flip over on it’s back and it doesn’t have Fed Ex Painted on the side.


70 posted on 10/31/2015 8:13:48 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Republicans hold Debates while Democrats hold Auctions.)
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To: TXnMA; wrench

Just because I brought it up:

Continental Flight 11———May 22, 1962-——Boeing 707——Dynamite bomb in a lavatory by suicidal asshole.


71 posted on 10/31/2015 8:15:30 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: TXnMA; wrench

Remember the Arrow Air flight out of Egypt that had all the 101 Airborne Division paratroopers on it. Lots of folks thought that was -—suspicious.


72 posted on 10/31/2015 8:18:28 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: Rockpile

Security at US airports is lax. Even worse in th middle east (except Israel).

If you have airport employees, cops, military, etc., that share beliefs with those who will strap bombs and detonate them for the cause, anything can get “overlooked”.

On the other-hand, a report from the airport where this aircraft overnighted says maintenance was ongoing all night, and it wasn’t signed off as “Approved for Return to Service” until shortly before the flight. Routine overnight checks, or something else?


73 posted on 10/31/2015 8:25:28 PM PDT by wrench
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To: wrench

Would like to be a fly on the wall at Airbus HQ. You know they are hoping this is not a fault of the aircraft.

Still it could be. I can imagine how the Boeing folks who worked on that JAL 747 felt with it going down with the huge pax load.


74 posted on 10/31/2015 8:44:44 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: Rockpile
Do you have a link to that aviation safety net data?

Meanwhile, I'll search for it... '-)

75 posted on 10/31/2015 8:45:15 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Rockpile

I haven’t found who did the tail repair several years ago, my guess is it was Airbus.

I have also seen this model airplane is a real pig to fly at full gross weight, and bad technique can lead to another tail strike on departure. Not a good thing to damage a repaired area again..


76 posted on 10/31/2015 8:51:54 PM PDT by wrench
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To: Rockpile

The one that went down in Gander, Newfoundland? My son was in the 101st then, and spent a month wearing a black armband and serving on funeral details. Lost lots of friends; truly a traumatic time...


77 posted on 10/31/2015 8:54:17 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Rockpile; wrench; PA Engineer; Moose4; Lorianne
The Air Safety Net vertical speed RADAR plot is copyrighted, but you can take a look at it here. Those last 25 seconds of violent porpoising (or tumbling) must have been hell on all those poor passengers. There must have been a total loss of elevator control (or horizontal stabilizers themselves -- or the entire tail section) to turn that flying airplane into a falling leaf in seconds...

And all the Flightradar24 data for the last minute of the flight -- including groundspeed and altitude plots are available here.

After 04/06:12:57, the ground speed dropped precipitously from 408 knots to 62 knots in 16 (sixteen) seconds. That thing went from a plane in flight to a porpoising, tumbling, falling -- and probably disintegrating -- mass of rubble in a quarter of a minute.

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I'm going to to say prayers of sympathy for those poor folks (and, probably have nightmares) tonight...

78 posted on 10/31/2015 10:04:31 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Lorianne
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79 posted on 11/01/2015 4:44:00 AM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Not the same a/c. The KGL9268 tail section detached, and shows no sign of fire or smoke.


80 posted on 11/01/2015 5:29:40 AM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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