By Bob Walsh
Some information has been released in the last day or so
on the Air India 787 Dreamliner that crashed seconds after takeoff last
month. It seems that the fuel feeds to both engines were manually shut
off, then restored. Info on the voice recorder seems to substantiate
this assertion from the flight data recorder. The very low altitude of
the plane did not give enough time for the engines to build up thrust
again before the plane crashed. People who claim to know about such
things assert that this could not have been done accidentally, like
bumping a light switch. The fuel pump switches are protected (covered)
and physically difficult to disengage.
Assuming
this is correct, that raises further questions. Was this just a
bizarre incident of somebody having a serious brain fart or a
deliberate, successful attempt to crash the plane and kill a bunch of
people?
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