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Re:Deadly stupidity during Aeroflot flight 1492 emergency ev... by gukov on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:22PM (#19881307)
A few things played a significant role:

- Superjet cannot dump fuel

- Due to its weight the landing gear collapsed puncturing the wings

- The sparks from sliding on its engines ignited the fuel

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Re:Deadly stupidity during Aeroflot flight 1492 emergency ev... by prolepunk on Friday May 10, 2019 @04:05PM (#19881712)
Not being able to dump fuel seems like a pretty serious design flaw.
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Re:Deadly stupidity during Aeroflot flight 1492 emergency ev... by greglindahl on Friday May 10, 2019 @04:15PM (#19881795)
There are many common aircraft that can't dump fuel.
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Re:Deadly stupidity during Aeroflot flight 1492 emergency ev... by outworlder on Friday May 10, 2019 @04:53PM (#19882124)
Most can't. Including the 737.
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