A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 dropped midair Monday, injuring at least 50 people.
If true, that would be reminiscent of when a military Airbus A330 suddenly nose-dived in 2014.
A pilot-seat mishap sent a military Airbus A330 plummetingTen years ago, on February 9, 2014, a Royal Air Force Airbus A330 plummeted 4,400 feet in about 30 seconds.
The Boeing 787 system involved has a fly-by-wire system, but instead of a side-stick, the planemaker has installed the traditional yoke.
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 787 flight simulator shows the fly-by-wire system uses a yoke instead of the Airbus' side-stick.
Persons:
—, Paul Crouch, RAF Brize, armrest, Taylor Rains
Organizations:
Latam Airlines Boeing, Airbus, Service, CNN, Street, Royal Air Force Airbus, British military's Voyager, RAF, RAF Brize Norton, UK's Military Aviation Authority, Military Aviation, Boeing, Singapore Airlines Boeing
Locations:
Sydney, Auckland , New Zealand, Kabul, Bastion, Afghanistan