Hi,
Perhaps one more stupid question: with ~50 supposed unbuckled recovered at sea, there was perhaps 100 of them like that in the plane. With a sudden pitch, that makes about 6 tons moving backward (nose up) or forward (nose down) in the plane. Doesn't make a big unbalance? And more: if falling forward, perhaps some fell into the cockpit? Would be pretty messy.
May the deformations observed by BEA on interior equipments be the result of people or carts falling on them?
I am very surprised by the different "states" of different "things":
- Engines seems fully destroyed (Hudson ditch: haven't seen the one torn out, but the other seems in relatively good condition and they stopped the plane which was going ~130 knots), mobile surfaces seems all gone, front part of the left wing seems torn (if it is left one).
- And other parts seems in very good condition (the "galley" floating, electronic bay equipments).
How to explain that?
One more: is it possible the compression "from below" of the BEA report on structure parts was the result of water pressure after an almost vertical dive, nose first? (radome smashed, no very big deceleration before the wings touch the water, big decelaration then, with VS pushed forward, wings and engine torn. The aircraft body (or only broken forward part) keep diving, all rear surfaces torn when touch water. If the body keep diving it will be crushed by pressure very soon (and due to the foor, it is crushed from top and below). The speed is now very low and some parts could float up to the surface, but nothing from the cockpit, as this part is going straight to the bottom.)
Final question (and sorry if shocking): would be the "no recovering" corpses due to too many missing (not retrieved at sea two years ago, and not in the wreck)?
Sorry if this all a stupid story, it is perhaps too late to write...