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Russia’s latest civil airliner carrying 44 passengers has disappeared from the radars during a demonstrative flight in the Indonesian capital. Hijacking and a high-altitude crash into a mountain have not been ruled out.
The aircraft has not returned to the airport at the scheduled time following takeoff. By that time, the fuel should have been totally spent.
Shortly before going off the radar, the crew of the aircraft had asked for permission to descend, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency quotes an Indonesian aviation official as saying.
It got permission to descend from an altitude of 10,000 feet down to 6,000, moving downwards in a rightward direction. According to the official, there is a 6,200 foot-high mountain in the area where the plane went missing.
There were 44 people onboard, including 8 Russians and 36 citizens from other countries – mostly representatives from major airline companies.
Originally posted by GezinhoKiko
so it descended to 6,000ft
it states a mountain at 6,200ft
doing the maths i would say a mountain crash
but can anything be found within the 44 onboard? probably not
There were 44 people onboard, including 8 Russians and 36 citizens from other countries – mostly representatives from major airline companies.
Originally posted by quedup
reply to post by BiggerPicture
Hope your not right on that one - The # will hit the fan!
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