Originally Posted by Thomas coupling
For those who are not familiar, the wreckage compression stopped about 1 foot below the gearbox platform. That means the rest of the cabin area (approx 4 feet without extended u/c skids(?) was crushed.
Tc, where does this info come from? The pictures of the aircraft being recovered with cabin area under a tarpaulin may be unrepresentative for these purposes if the cabin area was partially cut away during the rescue effort, or damaged during the building collapse.