Alber Ratman wrote:
Low speed / high alpha / rapid descent = Stall.. Not a dive. So why continue to hold a nose up attitude? We will never know unfortunately.
(my italics)
I don't agree. As is most often the case, the reasons for the actions of the participants will very likely be made clear though the CVR (possibly even aided by the DFDR). The info released by BEA is extremely sparse (for many reasons) but one can be quite certain that a great deal of discussion and interaction was occurring throughout those final minutes.
grizz