After the stall, and start of the fall, the pitch (assiette) went several times from positive (nose up) to negative values (nose down) - it is explicitly mentioned on the CVR/FDR sync recording transcript (3rd column).
On the graphs, the Pitch (Assiette) Curve going negative (Nose Down) coincides with Elevator ( Governe de Profondeur) Curve going from -30 to -15, and with Vertical Speed (Vitesse) Curve slowing down significantly close to 0 (zero), or even going positive.
The Vertical Speed Curve shows continuous variations during the fall, indicating that the fall was very bumpy, and not at constant speed.
Close to the end of the Vertical Speed Curve (right side), there are two spikes significantly above Zero. If they reflect the reality, the plane had two moments in which not only it stopped falling, but it climbed.
I could not access Page 47 for quite sometime, while I can access 46, and 48. It seems there is a problem with it. I wonder if that behavior is seen by others too.
Last edited by airtren; 30th Jul 2011 at 04:13.