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Engineers Claim Narrow Relight Window Theory in Air India 171 Crash Analysis - YouTube

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Engineers analyzing the Air India 171 crash say a razor-thin engine relight window may have sealed the plane's fate — and the physics behind it exposes how little margin separates recovery from disaster.

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Theory Briefing

  • Engineers propose a narrow relight window theory based on engine core spin data from the Air India 171 crash.
  • The theory suggests pilots had only seconds to attempt a successful engine restart before the window closed irreversibly.
  • Core spin physics and energy decay rates are central to whether human response time could ever have been fast enough.