RAIMIUS wrote:
Yeah, the aircraft was not getting enough lift for standard flight, it appears.
If you look, the nose is pointed above the horizon, but the aircraft is still descending quickly. I'm guessing(!) that they were bordering on a stall, and had some engine problems.
Yeah, some sources are saying they ingested at least one bird. That is at least 50% of their thrust gone, and if both engines ingested birds, a total loss of engine power. Losing power at low altitude doesn't give one much time to recover, especially when they tried to steer away from a village. I'm not sure why they were unable to eject. It is possible that they were not in a good position to eject, or that they simply flew the aircraft for too long (attempting to avoid ground casualties).
How can you cope with this "bird" problem? Can it happen to other jets too?
