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...energy of curiosity. The current National Transportation Safety Board search for answers in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 262 people, is all of the above. Only more so. Usually some aspect of an accident "pops" early: bad weather and visibility; inoperative systems on the aircraft on the ground; a distress call from the pilots. In the case of AA 587, many experts first suspected trouble with the CF6 engines that powered the Airbus 300-600. Yet 48 hours after the accident, investigators have not found major engine problems. In fact, 587 so far, has shown precious...
...government does not yet consider this a criminal matter, the NTSB is the lead investigative agency. Early indications indicate that the pilot did not report any trouble before the crash. Eyewitnesses say that pieces of the plane's engine and wing landed separately from the rest of the aircraft, an indication that the plane was breaking up before it hit the ground. The FBI told the Associated Press there was some evidence of explosions on the plane, but no confirmation is available...
Picnics, swimming, basketball, tricycle races--sounds like summer camp. Actually, these are some of the activities of the sailors and soldiers on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, located in the Arabian Sea, who were given their first day off in 43 days. See our photo essay of what the sailors fondly call a "steel-beach picnic" at time.com/roosevelt
While it will take weeks, even months, for investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to determine exactly why American Airlines 587 plunged to the ground, some aviation safety experts are already focusing on the aircraft's engines. The General Electric-manufactured CF6 engines that power the Airbus A300 and several other large aircraft have raised concerns within the industry for several years...
...Along the way to the house there had been a couple of massive flashes and ground shaking crumps, followed by lazy bursts of anti-aircraft guns. Also a more prosaic sight - the headlights of light trucks heading out of Kabul, on full beam. "Taliban," Khademudin said. "They head for the front whenever there is a bombing raid. They feel safer there. The cars were about a kilometer away...