About 100 metres from the collision over Siberia, illustration photo
2 Chinese aircraft were about 100 metres distant from the collision over Siberia. 1 of the machines was passenger, Air China, flying from Shanghai to Milan. The another is simply a transport plane. The origin of the incidental was a abrupt increase in the altitude of 1 of them.
The media revealed that on 6 July over the Russian city Tuva, located on south of Siberia There was a very dangerous border with Mongolia air incidentthat could have ended a disaster of 2 Chinese aircraft.
Russia. Chinese aircraft on collision course
According to the South China Morning Post reports, the passenger device owned by Air China, flying from Shanghai to Milan abruptly rose from a tallness of about 10 400 m above 10 900 m and she was on a collision course with a cargo Boeing Chinese cargo lines SF Airlines, flying from Budapest to Ezhou in central China.
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On both aircraft, the strategy was launched TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance strategy – ed.), which informs, among others, that there is another aircraft nearby. This, in turn, required pilots to execute an emergency manoeuvre, which at the command of the motion controller reflected in other directions. The planes have gone a long way. from 90 to 120 metres From myself.
"Unexpected maneuver". Could be the origin of the disturbance.
"Aviation of pilots' talks with air traffic control suggests Air China passenger aircraft made unexpected maneuver, who introduced him to a possible collision course with the cargo aircraft SF Airlines," we read.
It is not known why the Air China device increased altitude. According to the findings of the Chinese portal, the pilot could as a consequence of disturbances hear instructions from the traffic controller directed to the crew of another machine.
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According to the South China Morning Post, Air China, SF Airlines and the Chinese civilian Aviation Administration have not yet addressed the incident.
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