Sorry Guys for the long break,I have been missing in action! well really sad to hear about the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. It was believed to be flying 'about 160 km/h too
slow' when it encountered bad weather conditions, according to aviation
experts. And now as the search resumes for the Airbus A320, which went missing
at 6.17am on Sunday morning while travelling from Indonesia
to Singapore
with 162 people on board, speculation on what may have happened points to
weather, speed and an older radar system.
On Monday, the head of Indonesia's
National Search and Rescue Agency, Henry Bambang Sulistyo, said that the plane
is most likely 'at the bottom of the sea'. Mr Sulistyo told a press conference:
'Based on the coordinates given to us and evaluation that
the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at
the bottom of the sea. That's the preliminary suspicion and it can develop
based on the evaluation of the result of our search.'
Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas spoke to several check
captains and believes the pilot of the QZ8501 encountered difficult weather
conditions but flew too slow in his efforts to avoid it.
'The QZ8501 was flying too slow, about 100 knots which is
about 160 km/h too slow. 'I have a radar plot which shows him at 36,000
feet and climbing at a speed of 353 knots, which is approximately 100 knots too
slow. At that altitude that's exceedingly dangerous. Pilots believe that
the crew, in trying to avoid the thunderstorm by climbing, somehow have found
themselves flying too slow and thus induced an aerodynamic stall similar to the
circumstances of the loss of Air France AF447 to crash in 2009,' Mr Thomas told
AAP.
The Air France AF447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009
while en route from Rio De Janeiro to Paris
Meanwhile, the billionaire CEO of AirAsia has described
missing flight QZ8501 as his ‘worst nightmare’ as the massive air and sea
search for the plane resumed at first light on Monday. A massive search and
rescue operation was launched on Sunday but was suspended for the night due to
unworkable conditions.
Tony Fernandes spoke of his horror over the situation after the plane lost contact with air traffic control with 155 passengers and seven crew members on board at about 6.17am local time, a short time after the pilot asked to deviate from the flight path due to 'bad weather'.
'We have no idea at the moment what went wrong,' Mr
Fernandes, said at a press conference on Sunday. 'Let's not speculate at the
moment.'
The pilot of the plane has been named as Captain Iriyanto,
while the co-pilot is believed to be Frenchman Remi Emmanual Plesel. A
picture of the pilot has been posted on social media by his daughter Angela
Ranastianis. His nephew praised Capt Irianto as 'a very caring person'
A family including a groom to be and his parents and brother
were reportedly among those onboard.
Fox News reports that Alain Oktavianus Siaun and his family were intending to enjoy one last holiday together before he married. His fiancee Louise Sidharta told the Star in Malaysia she was trying to stay positive.
She said:
Fox News reports that Alain Oktavianus Siaun and his family were intending to enjoy one last holiday together before he married. His fiancee Louise Sidharta told the Star in Malaysia she was trying to stay positive.
She said:
'I heard it on the radio and immediately browsed the
Internet and saw the news. My heart knew by then that my fiancé was on
that flight. We have to stay positive and hope that they (loved ones)
could be found soon,' she added.
AirAsia confirmed there were 155 passengers on board -
including 138 adults, 16 children and one infant - and also stated there were
two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer on board.
Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard are one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one British, one French, three South Koreans and 155 Indonesians.
Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard are one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one British, one French, three South Koreans and 155 Indonesians.
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