AF447 broke up mid-air

[FSM with Cheddar]

I heard it has something to do with those "wing" thingies?

Good start.

It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.

[Churchill]

Good start.

It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.

Ah, a student of the "If it looks right, it'll fly right!" school of aeronautics, welcome to the forum!

[The Lone Gunman]

Good start.

It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.

thats rich from a flying spaghetti monster

[FSM with Cheddar]

thats rich from a flying spaghetti monster

gravity

bah

[Fred Bloggs]

If an aircraft wing creates lift to fly, then how can an aircraft fly upside down?

[The Lone Gunman]

If an aircraft wing creates lift to fly, then how can an aircraft fly upside down?

It cant for long, but the angle of attack gives a wing like lift effect.

[Fred Bloggs]

It cant for long, but the angle of attack gives a wing like lift effect.

I believe you're right!

[Cyberman]

Unless the bloke who wrote the original story had expert advice of course.
Instead of just slagging him why dont you show us why you think he is wrong.
Do you know the safe working speed of this aircraft?

It is a well publicised fact that the pitot tubes on these aircraft are being replaced due to being faulty. Just google it if you dont believe me.
These are one of the indicators of air speed used by the control computer and the crew to control the plane.
At the altitudes we are talking about the aircraft has a limited operational capability
The aircraft is designed to fly. Not glide, not fall, fly.

He may be wrong, but he has proposed a theory. Telling him he is an arse is not disproving that theory.

I am not claiming to be an expert. Airbus is not one of my fields of expertise. I have been in the avionics industry for over ten years and some of the people on my email list who are discussing this do work in precisely this field. Jet engine control systems, cockpit information systems and flight controls.

Nice to read a balanced post for a change.

[Advocate]

Those magnificent men...

I thought that the aerofoil shape only contributed to an aircrafts lift (i.e. it's an efficient wing) but a non-aerofoil shaped wing (or an upside-down wing) still had lift due to the aforementioned angle of attack but was just inefficient.

[PM-Junkie]

Ah, a student of the "If it looks right, it'll fly right!" school of aeronautics, welcome to the forum!

So...logically....the fact that this plane apparently crashed....means.....it didn't have any wings? Isn't that a bit dangerous?