What caused the tragic Air India crash? From the mystery over the equipment to the 40-degree temperatures!

While the exact cause of the serious air crash of an Air India plane is still unclear, speculation and theories continue to circulate online and in the media.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with 242 passengers on board - including 53 Britons and 11 children - crashed into a hostel for doctors in western India on Thursday, moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. Its planned destination was London.

One of the plane's two "black boxes" has been recovered and is expected to provide crucial evidence about the fatal minutes from takeoff to the crash. The black box provides technical data such as time, speed, altitude and direction, while the cockpit voice recorder can detect the pilots' conversations, engine noises, warning signals and other equipment sounds.

"The Sun" lists six main theories being investigated as possible causes of the worst air accident in India's history:

A bird strike may have damaged the plane's giant General Electric engines. While it seems unusual for a bird to bring down such a large aircraft, similar incidents have happened before.

Experts suggest that the wing flaps may have been retracted or in a minimal position, providing very little lift, especially during takeoff and landing where these parts are important for stability. Also, the landing gears remained open at all times, causing significant aerodynamic drag. This may have contributed to the loss of control of the aircraft.

Although the Boeing 787 is a highly automated aircraft and pilots perform most of the key actions, human error cannot be ruled out. The captain of the aircraft was a highly experienced pilot, but there may have been an error in controlling the aircraft or in setting the flaps.

On days with very high temperatures, such as the one on the accident (around 40°C), the aircraft needs more speed to generate sufficient lift. This may have made takeoff more difficult, especially with a full load.

The possibility of a technical defect or engineering problem cannot be ruled out. The Boeing 787 has a good safety record, but in recent years several engine problems have been reported on similar aircraft.

Although the aircraft's weight is carefully checked before takeoff, a weather overload may have affected its ability to take off.

Investigators are continuing to analyze data from the black box and are trying to uncover the real reason that caused the tragedy, which left at least 265 people dead, including passengers and residents on the ground.

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