As I’ve been writing on and off all day, I’m sure I’ve been no different than many of you other geeks out there who have been mulling over the details concerning the sliding  bellyflop landing of a British Airways 777 at Heathrow today.

The mishap is perplexing for a number of reasons.

I mean, what happened? The pilot has been quoted as saying he “lost all power” and basically glided the big jet to the ground.

But passengers who were on the plane don’t seem to have thought the plane had lost power. (Although that is not a reliable indicator.)

Wind shear? The weather did not look to be particularly prone to creating wind shear. Looked pretty calm.

Did the plane run out of fuel?

Did both engines really just shut down?

Bird strike?

Dunno. This one is one of those that makes you shake your head and wonder.

Thankfully no one was apparently seriously hurt. That is the best news.

But the more interesting question for those of us who love anything that has a wing attached to it is the question …..what happened?

This one will be interesting to follow.