I do not mean to disrespect your walkarounds. Just after 447, i found a 300 and a 330 to stare at for extended periods. After marvelling at the exquisite look of the engines and general fit and finish of these beautiful birds, i focused on the pitot and AoA arrangement.
One conclusion was that the three appeared to be fit arbitrarily....more to accomodate plumbing than interface with airflow....
Were I Thales I would invest serious money in a statistical analysis of the turbulence encountered by AF447, up to and through the 'event'. To include sensory malfunction re: TCAS and W/S.
Cheers
Last edited by Lyman; 6th Jan 2013 at 17:24.