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Air India Plane Crash: Survivor's Account and New Aviation Insights

WFAAJuly 7, 20251 min87,959 views
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Black Box Recovery and Survivor's Account

  • ✈️ Investigators have retrieved the black box from the tail section of the crashed Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with hopes of recovering its data despite some damage.
  • 😮 Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the crash that killed 241 others, recounted his experience from a hospital bed.
  • 💡 Ramesh described the terrifying moments after takeoff, feeling the plane momentarily stop before crashing with speed, erupting in a fireball.
  • 🚪 He managed to unbuckle himself and escape through an emergency exit door after the plane landed on the ground floor of a hostel building.

Aviation Expert Analysis

  • 📈 Aviation experts are examining the plane's engines, noting the nose pointed upwards before the crash, suggesting potential issues with thrust.
  • ⚠️ Other experts are considering the position of the wing flaps and the fact that the landing gear was still down as contributing factors.
  • 💔 Romesh is being treated for bruises and burns, and his brother, who was also on board, is among the missing.
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