Re: How did the DC plane crash happen? Experts tell The Post what may have caused the accident
Uwe <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Feb 2025 00:27:51 +0100 (CET)
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On 01 Feb 2025, "Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> posted some news:[email protected]: > "Leroy N. Soetoro" wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > > https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/how-did-the-dc-crash-happen-exper > ts- reveal-what-may-have-caused-deadly-collision/ > > WASHINGTON — A short runway and intersecting flight paths with > precariously close altitude requirements may have played a role in > Wednesday night’s deadly collision of an American Airlines plane and > a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, > experts told The Post. > ---------------------------------- > > The helicopter flight path reconstruction shows it closer to the > runway than the Route 4 track along the Potomac's east bank. That > reconstruction may be uncertain as the helo reportedly didn't have > ADS-B accurately reporting its position and the path was determined > from less accurate older methods similar to those for the lost > Malaysian flight. > > https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3851p.ct004873/?r=0.734,0.29,0.153,0.061, > 0 Biden refused to entertain upgrades for Army aviation, look that happened.