Overtalk wrote:
Sounds like Belgique was on the right track....
in his post
#718
See the link in that post.
Investigators are saying the aircraft stalled into a loss of control at height (inference being too heavy too high too early)......
in this Timesonline
link just released
That's not really what the Times story to which you link says; and nor does the Le Monde story on which the Times report is based. In both cases the newspapers are stating that Airbus, with the support of BEA, will issue a recommendation regarding speed. But they don't quote anyone from either Airbus or BEA (except to say that Aibus had "no comment").
Here's the Le Monde original:
L'Airbus d'Air France volait à une vitesse "erronée" et s'est désintégré en vol, selon les messages captés au sol - Société - Le Monde.fr
Airbus devrait publier une "recommandation" validée par le Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses (BEA), jeudi 4 juin, destinée à toutes les compagnies utilisant des biréacteurs A330 et rappelant que, en cas de conditions météorologiques difficiles, leurs équipages doivent conserver la poussée des réacteurs et l'assiette correctes pour garder l'avion en ligne.
"Airbus is to publish a "recommendation" approved by BEA, on Thursday 4th June, aimed at all airlines that use the twin-jet A330, reminding them that, in difficult weather conditions, their aircraft must maintain proper engine thrust and attitude to keep the aircraft under control."
Note: I'm no expert in aviation French, so I'm not certain whether "assiette" and "en ligne" are the usual aviation terms for "attitude" and "under control", or whether the journalist is "interpreting" what he or she heard.....
AGB