Aviate 1138
Your statments,
"Is this an urban rumour/myth or actual fact?"
"Does this mean any 747 subjected to the same turbulence will break up in the same way?"
They are facts fully substaniated by the official reports and the FDR readouts. The NTSB removed essential evidence from the original FDR report!
There were special conditions involved. i.e., A completly stable airmass. The smooth air decreased the diffusion of the aircraft wake turbulence and the separation between the two aircraft was about four miles. The aircraft was struck broadside.by the force of the wake.
I have copies of the FDR readouts both before and after the NTSB removed essential evidence from the FDR Charts. I have enlarged the FDR chart and it shows all the evidence that was removed.
Noise Unit
How many Super Tankers have sustained broken backs in heavy seas? The Japanese sailor in his 12 foot sailboat would have bobbed over the waves.
Last edited by wsherif1; 10th September 2003 at 03:38.