Originally Posted by Kulverstukas
in my previous experience...
I would fully concur if it were a Russian-led investigation, but here the Egyptians are in charge (more precisely the Egyptian military). Having lived and worked in that fine land, I can say with some authority that if there is something they don't like, they will try to deny it whatever it takes.
there will be no data recorded on the FDR and CVR after the separation of the tail
Correct. The best we can expect is that the microphones picked up sounds that may be analyzed and possibly identified in the last milliseconds.