Air France 447 Found

[ImbracableCrunk]

Looks like they finally found the main debris field finally. Let's see if they can get something from the boxes.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...47_Wreckage_Off_Brazilian_Coast_Searchers_Say

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

AF does not want the recorders found.....they flew directly into a thunderstorm, that would make AF not look to good...look at the flight path overlay with the weather at the time.....JMO..

 

[waveflyer]

AF does not want the recorders found.....they flew directly into a thunderstorm, that would make AF not look to good...look at the flight path overlay with the weather at the time.....JMO..

We should take all recorders out of every airliner and just ask YOU when something happens
:-/

 

[GuppyWN]

It's hard for me to fathom identifiable bodies after almost 2 years. I hope this helps bring closure to some families.

And Air France DOES want the boxes found. They have been indicted of man-slaughter and are looking for a defense.

Gup

 

[IBNAV8R]

Watched a documentary (of course they are all 100% accurate, notwithstanding the facts). The theory is that the pitot tubes (which were supposed to have been replaced, iced up and there was no ADC reference. Still, you'd think a trained crew could have "attitude" flown the aircraft.

I'm sure there will be some irrelavent piece of information (like a piece of metal from American airliner was left in the sky) that will defer blame from AF or the french authorities.

 

[N1atEcon]

I think the metal you are refering to was Continental's.

 

[414Flyer]

http://89.30.127.37/fr/enquetes/vol.af.447/point.presse.4avril2011.pdf

 

[Capi_Cafre']

...It's hard for me to fathom identifiable bodies after almost 2 years...

Reeeealllly cold water at 13,000' plus not a lot of big hungry critters. Not to mention stuff like dental records.

 

[Splert]

Watched a documentary (of course they are all 100% accurate, notwithstanding the facts). The theory is that the pitot tubes (which were supposed to have been replaced, iced up and there was no ADC reference. Still, you'd think a trained crew could have "attitude" flown the aircraft.

A NWA crew did.

 

[Mud Eagle]

Still, you'd think a trained crew could have "attitude" flown the aircraft..

Does anyone here know the Airbus flight control logic to know if that's even possible with that airplane's FBW system?

I don't think that has anything to do with pilot skill or training....but it has everything to do with what the pilots would be able to do with the controls when the ADC isn't getting accurate data.