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Curious
Some of the news reports suggest that the field was found on a wide, flat area fairly close to the LKP. If so, why was the signal sent by the boxes not detectable early on in the search? Sorry if this is a dumb question!
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From: Germany
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From: Málaga, Spain
Is the place where the AC has been found near the area where the Emeraude sub heard pings from the recorders ?
Though, one consideration to bear in mind - we have not yet seen any wreckage of the tail section, where the recorders would be. It could possibly have broken off (in the air or at impact) and, being more buoyant than the rest of the airframe, could have drifted farther as it settled to the seabed.
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From: On the big blue planet
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Position of wreckage
The last page of the presentation shows the location about 10 km at about 010 from LKP.
The cowlings have been blown off the engines. There are some big pieces, but so far I don't see or expect any intact fuselage sections.
Where exactly are the CVR and FDR mounted in what kind of structure?
The cowlings have been blown off the engines. There are some big pieces, but so far I don't see or expect any intact fuselage sections.
Where exactly are the CVR and FDR mounted in what kind of structure?
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From: Bordeaux
Better be cautious with the last page. It points a specific location, but during the press conference it was made clear the plane was "somewhere" in that abyssal plain, so the map means nothing more. They definitely don't want abyssal paparazis.
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From: France - mostly
gear up or down?
Originally Posted by boguing
Can anybody tell whether the gear was up or down?
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HN39
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The last page of the presentation shows the location about 10 km at about 010 from LKP.
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...does anyone have an idea of how they would lift the wreckage to the surface from that extreme depth (+13,000 feet)? I assume the pictures have been taken by an un-manned sub; right?
For the lift to the surface, they would certainly use some inflatable stuff attached by ROVs.
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From: Blighty (Nth. Downs)
HN39,
I agree that one of the MLGs looks down (not sure which). Perhaps the uplock could have been disengaged by the sea-level impact, and loss of hydraulics might allow it to dangle?
takata,
d'Achord. It's still surprisingly close to the LKP.
It will be interesting to have revealed the relative positions of the items pictured, not to mention the full inventory of aircraft parts present in this debris field. This section of the aeroplane seems to have been tracking about either 070 or 250 as it hit the plaine abyssale. Whether that tells us anything about in-flight heading is another matter.
I agree that one of the MLGs looks down (not sure which). Perhaps the uplock could have been disengaged by the sea-level impact, and loss of hydraulics might allow it to dangle?
takata,
d'Achord. It's still surprisingly close to the LKP.
It will be interesting to have revealed the relative positions of the items pictured, not to mention the full inventory of aircraft parts present in this debris field. This section of the aeroplane seems to have been tracking about either 070 or 250 as it hit the plaine abyssale. Whether that tells us anything about in-flight heading is another matter.
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From: Paris
Chris
They still don't have those informations at the moment. Those pictures are taken from the first close up to verify if it was the right site. It is what they are doing right now, taking the measures and geo-references of all the spoted wreckage (quadrillage).
And yes, it is still very close to the LKP when considering that the crash happened at least 5 minutes later than this "Last Know Position" was recorded (02.10) ...
It's still surprisingly close to the LKP.
It will be interesting to have revealed the relative positions of the items pictured, not to mention the full inventory of aircraft parts present in this debris field. This section of the aeroplane seems to have been tracking about either 070 or 250 as it hit the plaine abyssale.
It will be interesting to have revealed the relative positions of the items pictured, not to mention the full inventory of aircraft parts present in this debris field. This section of the aeroplane seems to have been tracking about either 070 or 250 as it hit the plaine abyssale.
And yes, it is still very close to the LKP when considering that the crash happened at least 5 minutes later than this "Last Know Position" was recorded (02.10) ...
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From: Slovenia
Interesting...
I find it rather interesting to notice, that the wreckage is generally spread east-west/west-east (flighpath should've been NNE). Unxpected.
(in reference to http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol....sn109a700m.jpg)
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(in reference to http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol....sn109a700m.jpg)
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