Originally Posted by BOAC
I will repeat my opinion that the release by BEA was 'mischievous'
... based on the entirely arbitrary assumption that the pilots observed the departure in pitch, v/s and altitude and discussed it, and BEA withheld that crucial part of their conversation, in the knowledge that they will have to justify that decision when they publish the transcript.
As a minor detail, BEA said : "The airplane's pitch attitude increased progressively beyond 10 degrees ..." (to 13 degrees according to my 'simulation').