  Stall Main Version of A-320 Airbus CrashMay 6, 2006 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Stall in the main version of crash of A-320 Airbus of Armavia air company, former Chair of General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia, Chair of the National Aviation Union, USSR honored pilot Dmitry Atbashyan told journalists in Yerevan. «In my opinion, based on preliminary data, the first version of the crash is stall. The plane started falling down due to stall, which resulted in a spin and crash,» he remarked.Precipitation, which made A-320 wet, are a second version of the catastrophe cause. «The resistance of a wet plane increases several times, thus the engine traction might have been insufficient,» he said. In Atbashyan's words, another version may be the storm near Sochi airport. «The airbus might crash also resulting from a thunderbolt,» he emphasized, reports Novosti Armenia.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial”  The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
