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Old 30th Jul 2015, 21:55
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We can safely assume that a high speed nose down crash would also separate the flap system.
And shatter it into a million pieces.

As I said, an intact flaperon might suggest a controlled impact with flaps down - with the flaperon being the first item to detach on impact with the water.

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