Originally Posted by
jcjeant
Nevertheless this does not prove that the vertical stabilizer separated from the plane in contact with water or when it was in flight
Other elements of the survey suggest a near certainty that the vertical stabilizer separated from the fuselage on impact
Absolutely - maybe I should have clarified by prefixing "among other things", chief among which is the fact that the flight path is consistent in every simulation the BEA has run with the vertical stabiliser remaining attached until impact and final breakup.
But sometimes it's more fun to make the "weak tail" conspiracy buffs go and spend a few hours trawling Google Images to understand for themselves...
