Interesting read

[skeptic36]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/crashes/what-really-happened-aboard-air-france-447-6611877

[Sapphire]

Oviously it was another Valdez. In that case the captain was drunk and this case asleep and just as not with it at any time.

 

 

[ayavner]

Weird that they explain that the stall is due going below a critical speed, rather than going above a critical AoA. Seems like the kind of thing PM would know, or be able to check?? Pretty sloppy journalism, but the overall read is very interesting!

 

"At a critical speed, a wing suddenly becomes much less effective at generating lift, and a plane can plunge precipitously. All pilots are trained to push the controls forward when they're at risk of a stall so the plane will dive and gain speed. "

 

 

 

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