Comments on: Air France 447, some facts are now known

By: Chip

Chip — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:45:30 +0000

Pedro;
I stand corrected, thanks.

By: Chip

Chip — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:44:41 +0000

Ernst;
I think the time line is too long. For 3-4 minutes messages were sent. When the aircraft broke up IMO they would have stopped imediately due to interuption of electrical power and antenae seperation etc.

By: Ernst Mulder

Ernst Mulder — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:53:06 +0000

Could it be that the automated messages were sent _after_ a major structural failure of the plane?

By: Pedro Azevedo

Pedro Azevedo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:40:11 +0000

Chip,

It’s called a “PRIM”, not “PRI”.

Otherwise, great job!

By: Chip

Chip — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:13:45 +0000

Stephen;
Yes I knew that, sometimes spell check fails you! Thanks for the correction I’ll fix it.

By: Stephen Greaves

Stephen Greaves — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:25:04 +0000

QANTAS is not spelt Quantas. It does not have a “u” because it is an abbreviation not a word. It stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services.