Air France Crash - shocking

[doodab]

agree with earlier poster there should be some sort of independent instruments obviously air speed is difficult but ground speed would give you a good minimum?

The "air speed" on the gauge isn't actually the speed through the air, it's basically a measure of how much air is going over the wings in terms of equivalent speed at sea level i.e. it corrects for pressure changes with altitude. So basically you know that whatever altitude you are at, go below X on the airspeed dial and you are going to be in a bit of trouble.

[scooterscot]

I just had a thought...

The A/C was flying into a storm? or was in it?

I wonder if SEU's could have play a part.

High (and low) energetic particles from space, increasing with altitude, alter the logic of a memory device. Failure is not always the outcome. It is something I've spent a lot of time studying.

[OwlHoot]

The CUK armchair experts strike again with misinformed speculation and complete bollux all round.

It's amazing what you can do in an armchair - Guide a plane safely through a storm, run a military campaign better than the general staff, coach a national football team to victory, and all with only with a brace of tinnies.

AtW will be able to fix the economy single handed once his sofa arrives.