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Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash

What are the engine fuel control switches at centre of Air India crash probe?

Aviation experts say a pilot would not be able to accidentally move the fuel switches that feed the engines. But if moved, the effect would be immediate, cutting off engine power.

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How a black box works and what it found in the Air India flight crash report?

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Air India 787 crash caused by fuel switch mistake? Investigators find critical clue

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Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

Just seconds after takeoff, both the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss.

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What the ‘black box’ can tell us about plane crashes

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Fuel to Air India Boeing 787 was cut off moments before deadly crash, report says

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Air India Crash Investigation Finds Fuel Was Cut Seconds After Takeoff

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed three seconds after taking off, the plane’s engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run ...

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India finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash, no immediate action for Boeing or GE

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Explainer-What are the fuel switches at the centre of the Air India crash probe?

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Air Data Computer - Hackaday

Top of the air data computer module, with pressure sensors, RS232 driver and DC-DC converter visible. (Credit: Le Labo de Michel, YouTube) An air data computer (ADC) is a crucial part of an ...

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Computer failure leads to flight chaos | Daily Mail Online

Although a new £623 million air traffic control centre began operations at Swanwick in Hampshire in January, it still relies on its flight data from West Drayton.

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Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some ...

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain routes today than it did in the 1950s.Transportation Secretary Sean ...

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Overhauling air traffic control with AI - The Hill

Air traffic control is back in the news. On Apr. 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark Liberty International Airport limited the ability of air traffic ...

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Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks

The FAA isn't alone in clinging to floppy disk technology. San Francisco's train control system still runs on DOS loaded from 5.25-inch floppy disks, with upgrades not expected until 2030 due to ...