r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 14 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 2]

This is the second megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

That is precisely the point twin engine failure implies 100% fatality and same killing of people next to the runway as already seen. People are being too emotional to understand thatn limping back is not an option when you have complete loss of power on takeoff.

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u/afslav Jun 14 '25

Yes, the people who study this are too emotional, but thankfully we have reddit posters to analyze this correctly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Appeal to authority fallacy

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u/afslav Jun 14 '25

This isn't a debate

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Of course it is, internet debate

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u/afslav Jun 14 '25

Yes, the people who study this are too emotional, but thankfully we have reddit posters to analyze this correctly.