Indonesia plane crash: All 189 passengers presumed dead in latest aviation disaster (Oct 2018)
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Indonesia has a terrible record and has been banned from flying to many countries.
It is reported that the black boxes have been located.
With no reliable indication of airspeed, it's extremely easy to end up in a stall. That's what caused this disaster.
I saw a NatGeo documentary on that one and, if I recall, there was ice on the pito tubes (sp?) because of superclean air* over the Atlantic and the difference between an air speed that is too high (tearing the plane apart) and too low (stalling) was surprisingly narrow.
I did not know that you could have liquid water below 0 degree C, but if the water is superclean, it sometimes cannot form the ice matrix at 0 C.
Supercooled is the word you are looking for. If you've ever encountered freezing rain, you've encountered supercooled water. And this is an extremely common problem in aviation. "Icing conditions." If you fly through or around thunderstorms like the Air France flight did, you will encounter supercooled water.
Aircraft equipment is often designed with minimization of icing in mind. For pitot tubes, this means designs that minimize water ingress or have some sort of heating mechanism, for example.
There was an issue with the pitot tubes used on the Air France A330 fleet at the time of the accident. This Airworthiness Directive, dictating replacement of the particular model of pitot tube involved in the Air France crash, was issued after the accident.
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FYI, the Smithsonian Channel has a very good series called Air Disasters where they take a crash or serious incident and show the investigation into determining the cause.
I once flew Garuda Indonesia, the Airline of Indonesia to Bali and back from Singapore. Great trip but I was terrified the entire way there and back
I took a flight to Bangkok one time on a 2nd tier indian airline to save $$$ (I was 19) I can't even recall the name of that one but do recall that the chicken tandori I was served wasn't terrible for airline food. But yeah I'd have noped out of Moroccan Air too
This is more about a scary trip than a scary flight. For several years, my daughter was living in Stuttgart and working two weeks out of every month in Abu Dhabi, and, as a result, had umpteen miles built up on Emirates. Her company lost the contract and she could see her use of the miles coming to the end, so she booked a flight to Katmandu as a lark. It was more a nightmare. She is small, blond and attractive. There were several incidents where men tried to hook up and get her to accompany them. The hotel was rated as a four star but was bizarre in a number of ways. She later said that her first thought on touching back down in Germany was "What have I done?" Some corners of the world, particularly the 3rd one, are still not safe - and their airlines aren't either...
Arizona State is developing a wing skin that dispenses antifreeze like the glands of a poison dart frog
TKS systems (weeping wings) are used on some smaller aircraft, including the C208, to provide de/anti-ice protection on the leading edges of the wings.
The wing skin system studied at Arizona State is interesting. Looks like it would be a cost and maintenance nightmare for big jets.
TKS systems buy you time and that’s it. Best to avoid icing conditions when possible. The big problem with them: 1. Weight cuts into useful load. 2. If you don’t respect the limitations you are asking for trouble.
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