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Rio-Paris AF 447 crash – Incomplete investigation report

Toni G. — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:36:03 +0000

Regarding the 2009 Air France Rio-Paris crash, and according to the BEA investigation, it seemed to show a lack of training. But it now seems to be more complicated- it turns up that the elements of the report on the investigation were actually incomplete. This scoop – according to this France24 video – comes from the French paper La Tribune. Several elements would have been taken out of this report, and more importantly an element about a malfunctioning stall alarm:

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F-16 Fighting Falcon’s updates

Toni G. — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:50:57 +0000

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SAAB 340, SAAB 2000, Embraer 145, R-99 AEW&C

Toni G. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:25:35 +0000

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FAA NextGen solution to ease traffic

Toni G. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:11:36 +0000

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Jim Zwayer and Bill Weaver took off that day – January 25th, 1966 !

Toni G. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:17:31 +0000

SR71 Blackbird – USAF photo by Tech SGT Michael Haggerty – Source: www.af.mil

This unbelievable test flight happened in 1966, and remained top secret for decades given the constraints of the Cold war at that time. You can read this breath-taking story in browsing into Google. Type – SR-71 Blackbird breakup at Mach 3.18 – (or click on this link, then on the first webpage of the Google list proposed). Plant yourself firmly in an armchair, then you can start to read the most amazing aeronautical report I have ever read!

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