deSitter:
Upshot - BEA say it did not break up in flight but entered the water vertically at high speed.
Absolutely incorrect:
"L'avion est entré au contact de l'eau en ligne de vol avec une forte acceleration verticale"
Meaning:
en ligne de vol = horizontaly (not verticaly)
+ acceleration verticale = stalled
No mention of the global impact force from the conference, I need to read the report. But no surprise from the press headlines, it was too technical to be understand rightly (certainly inacurately translated). I have watched the conference on TV.