Strange location of some pieces on debris field
Bear,
Another model:
Sea currents dragging to W the light pieces, the bigger (not denser) and the ones with "water braking shape"
This can explain strange location of some parts.
But there are some other exceptions: APU, boxes, THS jackscrew. For this i could imagine rear section of a/c passing over the fuselage. 1)"bouncing" 2) breaking frames due APU mass and THS fuel and "falling" ahead.
For LH MLG/wing parts i have another hypothesis when this wing broke wit a/c tail yaw to port.
Conjectures...
Edit#1:
Both MLG traveled farther due itīs inertia and some aerodynamic due parts of wing still attached. This could explain location of both MLG. The LH aligned with fuselage and RH farther to south with "distorted trajectory" due a/c yaw and perhaps RH wing "ground effect" air disturbance.
Obs. The debris shape IMO is mostly due sea currents. With the coincidence of a/c with near the same trajectory (with also about the same heading when impacted water) tail yawing to port side.
Last edited by Jetdriver; 14th May 2011 at 20:14.