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Lifts off and climb for about 12 seconds and then descends. What on earth?
Lifts off and climb for about 12 seconds and then descends. What on earth?
Air India 171 Boeing 787 - 12 Jun 2025 - Ahmedabad India
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Early indications suggest AI 171 barely made it past 600 feet before losing altitude and crashing hard, which raises the usual suspects: misconfigured flaps/slats, gear left down, or a dual engine issue right off the deck. Some chatter about contaminated fuel or asymmetric thrust, but with the flat trajectory and gear reportedly still hanging, I’d bet on either a severe performance/configuration failure or catastrophic engine damage (possibly with parts liberating themselves into the Ahmedabad suburbs). Curious to see if the FDR shows any rotation trim or AoA anomalies—it sounds like they never truly got flying.
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