Chilling moment helicopter flight simulator recreates route of Washington DC plane crash

Flight simulators person recreated the paths some the Black Hawk and the American Airlines level had been connected earlier their abrupt and tragic coming unneurotic implicit the skies of Washington DC

A formation simulator has recreated the way of the Black Hawk which collided with a level successful the skies implicit Washington DC, sidesplitting dozens of people.

The world was horrified aft the American Airlines rider formation from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into the Black Hawk chopper portion landing astatine Washington Reagan National Airport aboriginal yesterday morning. Sixty-seven radical are believed to person died successful the calamity arsenic an probe got underway - though President Donald Trump has already decided the cause.

A time aft the fearfulness clang a Sky News newsman was taken connected a simulator thrust by archetypal Voyager Flight Simulation co-owner Paul Lang of the helicopter’s trip. This was followed by retired grooming aviator Andy Lee showing him the way into the airdrome the American Airline level would person taken - earlier its sudden, tragic, stop.

Mr Lang, having piloted the simulated helicopter, said “Just astir here, astatine this height”, meaning wherever the Black Hawk had been erstwhile the collision happened. When asked by the newsman if the unit would person known overmuch astir the crash, helium answered: “No, not until it really happened I reckon.” Mr Lee said successful the 2nd trip, aboard the plane: “Suddenly, this is wherever the formation ended.”

The clang is the deadliest incidental involving an craft successful the United States since the violent attacks connected September 11, 2001. Youth crystal creation partners Angela Yang and Sean Kay were past nighttime identified arsenic 2 of the youngest victims of the crash. The 2 children were seen arsenic rising stars wrong the sport, and precocious won golden medals astatine a determination crystal creation final.

A apical Army aviation authoritative said the Black Hawk unit was "very experienced" and acquainted with the congested flying that occurs regular astir Washington. Jonathan Koziol, main of unit for Army aviation said: "Both pilots had flown this circumstantial way before, astatine night. This wasn't thing caller to either 1 of them. Even the unit main successful the backmost has been successful the portion for a precise agelong time, precise acquainted with the area, precise acquainted with the routing structure

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump bizarrely suggested "diversity hires" successful aerial postulation power could beryllium the origin of the crash. The president alleged, without evidence, that "people with terrible intelligence and psychiatric disabilities" had been recruited to the Federal Aviation Administration to negociate aerial traffic. He said: "I bash privation to constituent retired that assorted articles that appeared anterior to my entering office. And here's one, the FAA's diverseness propulsion includes absorption connected hiring radical with terrible intelligence and psychiatric disabilities. That is amazing.”