Wireless device may have caused Qantas plane plunge
Passengers investigated over plummeting plane
Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco
vnunet.com, 10 Oct 2008
The possibility that an electronic device cause pilots to lose control of a plane and led to the injury of dozens of passengers is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Qantas flight QF72 from Singapore called in a mayday and had to make an emergency landing after the pilots lost control at 37,000 feet. The plane made a series of violent manoeuvres that left 12 people seriously injured and over 30 more in need of medical attention.
“A preliminary review of the data indicates that after the aircraft climbed about 200 feet from its cruising level of 37,000 feet, the aircraft then pitched nose-down and descended about 650 feet in about 20 seconds, before returning to the cruising level,” said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227963/wireless-device-caused-qantas
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Mobiles, laptops a risk to air safety - expert
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... a company specialising in testing and consulting in the field of electromagnetic compatibility and interference (EMC/EMI) and electromagnetic radiation...
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24474421-36335,00.html
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Beep, beep... danger calling
New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia
The electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by most electronic equipment can affect the sophisticated electronic systems of airplanes, including the ...
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2373681/Article/index_html
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Qantas asks if laptops caused plane's nose-dive
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/14/asia/AS-Australia-Qantas.php
Electromagnetic interference a growing problem in Aviation
http://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/13/54119
Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco
vnunet.com, 10 Oct 2008
The possibility that an electronic device cause pilots to lose control of a plane and led to the injury of dozens of passengers is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Qantas flight QF72 from Singapore called in a mayday and had to make an emergency landing after the pilots lost control at 37,000 feet. The plane made a series of violent manoeuvres that left 12 people seriously injured and over 30 more in need of medical attention.
“A preliminary review of the data indicates that after the aircraft climbed about 200 feet from its cruising level of 37,000 feet, the aircraft then pitched nose-down and descended about 650 feet in about 20 seconds, before returning to the cruising level,” said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
Read More...
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227963/wireless-device-caused-qantas
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Mobiles, laptops a risk to air safety - expert
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... a company specialising in testing and consulting in the field of electromagnetic compatibility and interference (EMC/EMI) and electromagnetic radiation...
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24474421-36335,00.html
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Beep, beep... danger calling
New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia
The electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by most electronic equipment can affect the sophisticated electronic systems of airplanes, including the ...
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2373681/Article/index_html
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Qantas asks if laptops caused plane's nose-dive
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/14/asia/AS-Australia-Qantas.php
Electromagnetic interference a growing problem in Aviation
http://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/13/54119
rudkla - 10. Okt, 06:06
