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AirAsia Airbus lost with 162 on board

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Seriously though - this one may be found, albeit crashed, but flight 370 (Malaysia) - some theorize it was landed somewhere - in some jungle - due to the behaviour of the pilot turning off his locator and dropping out of radar range, etc....
 
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at 38000 feet you would expect there to be enough altitude to recover from wind shear and such. i was under the impression that lightning doesnt really affect aircraft like these (at least not catastrophically). it has multiple engines so i doubt an engine problem would be the issue. the only thing i can think of is the old days before pilots were properly trained on wind shear: maybe the pilot reacted wrong and stalled the craft
 
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Apparently, the route was almost all over water.

If the plane went down it might be underwater by now.

The aircraft, flying from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, went missing as it flew at 38,000 feet over the Java Sea between the islands of Belitung and Borneo --a heavily traveled shipping channel with shallow waters, according to Indonesian authorities, who are leading the search and rescue operations.
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Also, searches were called off when it became too dark - they will resume shortly at sun up.

Seven ships and two helicopters will start searching for the plane as soon as day breaks, according to Indonesia's National Rescue Agency. The plan is to divide the search area into four broad sections of 120 by 240 nautical miles, the agency said. They may also search on land, saying that it is a "very broad search location."

Malaysia will send three vessels and Singapore will add at least one more search plane, according to rescue officials. Australia and India also offered assistance.
Cloudy weather and waves up to 9 feet hampered the search on Sunday, rescue officials said.
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Bama Reb said:
Heavy rain or hail can overwhelm the engines causing them to fail. That's why virtually every pilot does everything within their power to avoid flying through thunderstorms.
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Rain would have to be extreme to kill the engines. Hail would be more dangerous. Lightning is unlikely to take down an airliner, but it is feasible. The most dangerous aspect of a thunderstorm for an airplane, though, is the wind. The wind speeds inside those clouds can be much greater than we feel on the ground.
 
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bamachile said:
Rain would have to be extreme to kill the engines. Hail would be more dangerous. Lightning is unlikely to take down an airliner, but it is feasible. The most dangerous aspect of a thunderstorm for an airplane, though, is the wind. The wind speeds inside those clouds can be much greater than we feel on the ground.
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And not just horizontally. Vertical movement of air, both upward and downward, can be extreme, reaching 100mph or more.
 
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