flight_crew_and_loss_of_control
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| According to the C.A.B report Page 10, **"All three supercharger spill valves actuators were found with their actuating rods in the "supercharge spill" position. This setting would dump supercharger air overboard rather than using it to pressurize the cabin...The interior locking mechanisms for the No. 4 and No. 9 windows on the left side were in the unlocked position, and the pilot's direct vision (DV) window was found unlocked and partially open. | According to the C.A.B report Page 10, **"All three supercharger spill valves actuators were found with their actuating rods in the "supercharge spill" position. This setting would dump supercharger air overboard rather than using it to pressurize the cabin...The interior locking mechanisms for the No. 4 and No. 9 windows on the left side were in the unlocked position, and the pilot's direct vision (DV) window was found unlocked and partially open. | ||
| - | It should be noted that No. 9 window was located in an area closer to the wreckage, having fallen after the free fall victim had exited the aircraft and before the crash. | + | It should be noted that No. 9 window was located in an area closer to the wreckage, having fallen after the free fall victim had exited the aircraft and before the crash. A British Aircraft Corporation memorandum reports that it was found 1/3 of a mile from the crash site. |
| - | Lab results, which will be discussed later, claim that tests on the free fall victims clothing, and burns which he suffered show that the amount of heat inside the aircraft was hotter after he left the aircraft, thus the Captain lost consciousness and control of the aircraft. | + | Lab results, which will be discussed later, claim that tests on the free fall victims clothing, and burns which he suffered show that the amount of heat inside the aircraft was hotter after he left the aircraft, thus, in my opinion, the Captain lost consciousness and control of the aircraft. |
| The C.A.B report summary lists another possible scenario as "pilot distraction" being a reason for loss of control. This can be weighed and considered also. | The C.A.B report summary lists another possible scenario as "pilot distraction" being a reason for loss of control. This can be weighed and considered also. | ||
| - | It is easy to imagine that the entirety of the last few minutes prior to the crash had to have been full of distractions. | + | However, it is not hard to imagine that the entirety of the last few minutes prior to the crash had to have been full of distractions. |
| The lack of radio communications is a great indicator of his being distracted. | The lack of radio communications is a great indicator of his being distracted. | ||
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| Performing such tasks as opening cockpit windows and taking fire extinguishing measures, while having the presence of mind to operate the aircraft, indicates to me that, despite distractions characteristic of what proved to be an impossible situation, he lost consciousness due to heat and smoke. | Performing such tasks as opening cockpit windows and taking fire extinguishing measures, while having the presence of mind to operate the aircraft, indicates to me that, despite distractions characteristic of what proved to be an impossible situation, he lost consciousness due to heat and smoke. | ||
| - | I'm not certain that exposure to high levels of CO2 would have permitted him to take the measures that he did. | + | I'm not certain that exposure to high levels of CO2 would have permitted him to take the measures that he did. |
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| + | [[the_free_fall_victim|The Free Fall Victim]] | ||
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