Air France Flight 447
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On 1 June 2009, Airbus A330 of Air France took off and immediately crashed into the Atlantic Ocean at night, killing all 228 passengers, aircrew and cabin crew aboard the aircraft. It was on a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France.
The investigation report showed that the aircraft crashed after the Air Speed Indicator reading error – likely due to the aircraft's pitot tubes being obstructed by ice crystals. The pilot got confused and ultimately caused the aircraft to ditch into the sea.
Pitot Tube
Many reports on this accident have been given by aviation experts. It is a great pity that so many innocent lives were lost.
A new approach to this problem uses the theory of aircraft Dead Reckon (DR) pressure instruments. The AIR SPEED INDICATOR (ASI) theory is described in great detail. Four C.P.L. and one A.T.P.L. problem solutions have been included, also.
OUR REFERENCE:
Thank you for reading this BLOG. Most of the material used in the blog post has been taken from the book called:
“METEOROLOGY for Airplane NAVIGATION (INSTRUMENTS)” by Grace Lwanga.
pages 173 to 185.
https://www.amazon.com/Mr.-Grace-Nsubuga-Lwanga/e/B07KDJ91W2
About the Book
METEOROLOGY for Airplane NAVIGATION (INSTRUMENTS)
This book is suitable for ground school studies in Commercial Pilots License (CPL) and Air Transport Pilots License (ATPL).
As a Ground School Instructor, the author successfully used the material in the book to increase the pass rate of his students in the Navigation (Instruments) exams of 1984.
The book consists of the following general contents: 193 Pages; 11 Chapters; 4 Tables; 33 Diagrams; 33 Figures; and 14 Problem solutions.
The problems are selected from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) examination past papers.
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