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Old 14th May 2010, 17:55
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nugpot
 
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One thing I might add (and ask of others here) is, what did the wreckage pattern look like of the A330 flight test stall accident at Toulouse? Are there aerial photos available?
PJ2,

We still have not seen a picture of the complete wreckage trail, so it does not really help to compare it with previous accidents, but here is a picture of the accident in which the Polish president died a short while ago. Also apparently CFIT during approach. http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/3/7765/m7765863.jpg

You will know that the length of the wreckage trail is dependent on the combined forward and downward vector. A high speed accident with a large vertical component can leave a shorter trail than a low speed accident with a small vertical component. It is also a factor of the ground composition, obstacles and obviously the behaviour of the a/c structure during the impact sequence..
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