AF 447 Thread No. 10

[RetiredF4]

@ HN
The first initial pullup from AP disconnect until 02:10:31
- max g 1.6, pitch 12°, climb rate increase up to 7.000 fpm
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The try to reduce the pitch from 02:10:32 until 02:10:56
-g overall below +1 g, minimum around + .5g, pitch reduction lowest + 6° , climbrate reduction to 1.100 fpm

TOGA at 02:10:56 after SW2:
-pitch increase to +17,9° within 11 sec, climbrate only slight increase to 1500 fpm. Stick initially still slightly nose down increasing to tendency up.

The initial pullup chewed up the energy, brought the airframe in a nose high attitude, started the climb to altitude not sustainable and was not corrected agrssively enough, although the normal load factor shows up tp +.55 g´s, which is quite a heavy felt unload.

Hope that answers your question.