Originally Posted by jcjeant
With all the photos of aircraft parts available so far .. my feeling is a flat ditching of those parts .. little forward speed ... (my two cents)
Can't wait the analysis result of "black boxes" .........
Yes, I'm reading the wreckage as a flat impact with wings (+- 15 degrees) of level and low forward speed. This corresponds to a flat spin.
One ominous aspect of flat spins is the eyeballs out g that results from the rotation. This would rapidly disable the crew, particularly if they did not have their shoulder harness locked.
How to get into a flat spin? Not hard once you get real slow. Compressor stall one engine while at high power and high AOA.