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Old 4th Apr 2011, 22:00
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gbour
 
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Debris size & speed

After a high speed impact, the SR-111 MD11 disintegrated into 2 million (recovered) pieces*. CNN reported the biggest one was the size of a car door. The average length of the 160 miles of wire recovered was 3 ft. The large size of the debris spotted today clearly points to a very much lower speed at impact.

*Swissair 111 Crash Report Delayed
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