Originally Posted by
fantom
If the aircraft had been spinning at impact I do not think the fin would have separated as it did; there would have been torsional evidence.
Where are the tps/structural engineers to back up my opinion?
I think you'll need a metallurgist
and a structural engineer to determine how that VS separated. For what it's worth, I don't buy BEA's forward shear theory at impact.
It will be interesting to know the locations of the power plants, when they are eventually found. Relatively close together would imply she stalled in, widely separated would imply a spin. Not forgetting the fact that she still had another 3 miles to travel post impact.
WillRogers (I think) was right, will still need to know the
cause of the upset; the consequences are all too obvious.