I would say at least two of your assumptions are incorrect.
Originally Posted by
Dave Gittins
Without good news reports in this part of the world and having tried to wade through 80 pages of the thread with intermittent success, is it fair to say the position is :
The AF447, an A 330, departed from the cruise at FL350 without any radio calls.
There is no way to confirm this without the CVR. They may have made calls that no one heard.
It appears to have suffered an inflight break up or at least a partial break up which made it uncontrollable.
Up to this point in time, there is no real evidence of an inflight breakup. They could have impacted the water intact. The aircraft could have broken up during a planned ditching. There have been lots of possible explanations for the spread of debris and bodies