Cosmic ray may have caused JetBlue plunge: Expert

Radiation expert Clive Dyer challenged Airbus' claim that solar radiation caused JetBlue Flight 1230's mid-air plunge between Cancun and Newark, after it diverted to Tampa. He said radiation levels that day were "far too low" to affect the jet. Dyer believes a high-energy cosmic ray may have triggered a "bit flip," disrupting flight controls and raising new questions for Airbus.

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