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What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447...

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:02 pm
by wub
Bit of a long read this, so won't post the whole thing;

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technol ... 47-6611877

Step by step analysis of the recovered black box recorder, with discussion about what happened at each step, what the pilots did wrong, and ultimately why the plane crashed.

Re: What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447...

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:28 pm
by PinUp
That was pretty intense! Still not afraid to get in a plane though, it's rare that this sort of thing happens.

Re: What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447...

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:58 pm
by djamesh
I find it unbelievable that the inexperienced co pilot didn't think about stalling, or that they both kept ignoring the stall alarm. Seems mad.