I'm now getting even more confused. I seem to recall that thousands of posts ago, in a universe somewhere like ours, there was a finding that '36g' referred to part number? Anyone recall?
If we must discuss VS separation, I am firmly in the camp that says 'no way' would a swept-wing a/c be able to remain in some state of yaw control without it, and I believe we are told it was travelling more or less 'normally' (in 'line of flight') at impact'.
As an aside, regarding potential loss of hyd fluid, are there no fuses built into the system?