The main reason for the crash of Air France Flight 447 is still unknown. There are various speculations regarding the event, but no concrete proof is available yet. It took off from Rio de Janeiro around 6:03 p.m. In the course of its journey, as it was flying over the sea, it experienced a technical snag.

The alert systems integrated in the plane, alerted the pilot about a breakdown in the electrical system. The pilots tried their level best to restore the damage, but in vain. According to the investigating team the failure of the electrical system in the plane was due to the fact that the plane was struck by a lightening.

But this statement is controversial as lightening alone cannot bring down toady’s modern plane. These planes are equipped with the most advanced facilities to safeguard themselves from lightening. In fact many airliners are hit by lightening, but nothing catastrophic happened. There has to be some other reason for the crash of the plane which is still unknown.

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