The investigation of the Air India Flight 171 plane crash turned up new evidence raising controversial questions, such as: Did mysterious debris fall off the plane first before crashing? Did the pilots have the wing flaps incorrectly set before takeoff? Did the pilots incorrectly retract the wing flaps instead of the landing gear after takeoff?
We will examine these issues and seek answers to these mysteries and get to the bottom of these mysteries.
⚠️ Was there a loss of lift, thrust, or control?
✈️ Why didn’t the plane gain altitude after reaching takeoff speed?
We’ll walk you through flight data, video evidence, and expert theories to help make sense of this devastating crash.
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00:00 Introduction to Air India Flight 171 Plane crash
00:30 Correction to Boeing 787-8 Seating Chart
01:30 Daily Mail UK story about a plane part falling off
05:18 Pilot Error? Were flaps extended for plane takeoff?
09:39 Can pilots take off if they forget to set flaps first?
10:40 Did the copilot retract the flaps instead of the landing gear by mistake?
11:20 Difference between Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Flaps vs. landing gear levers
12:33 Could a hydraulic problem cause loss of lift?