" susiser said '
'How likely is it for the FDR to have detached from the airframe if the a/c reached the surface intact?
IF the aircraft was in a nose up- pitch up attitude when it hit the water, IMO the tail section AFT of the pressure bulkhead would hit first and likely to be torn off- thes has to do with the manufacturing joint/join in this area.
and the FDR/CVR might still be with the fusealege section, or totally separated from both. Add in wind and current and a logical area to look would be between the fuselage and tail debris locations.
I'm sure the experts and pros with details of the exact mounting have done a thourough search - but hampered by waves and weather. I have not yet heard of finding for sure the major fuselage section.
Just have to wait and see . . .
