[freeasinbeer]

And also, MSNBC anchor just stated that the A300 is incapable of dumping fuel. Any pilots on here confirm this? Their resident expert thinks that the eyewitness reports of fuel escaping from the jet are correct, but that the fuel was escaping from a hole that was created by some catastrophic event. As far as we can tell, the debris path STARTS in Jamaica Bay, where the tail section was found. Now why would only the very rear of the plane drop into the bay if the engine fell off?

[DugwayDuke]

"Now why would only the very rear of the plane drop into the bay if the engine fell off?"

It's pretty obvious that the tail separated prior to the engines and/or wings. That doesn't mean engine debris didn't cause the tail to separate but the video looks like the tail is completely intact with little or no damage. In fact, the latest video looks like there are two "tabs" on the bottom of the tail just like those tabs on model airplanes your glue together. IOW, that tail looks like it was removed in a very neat almost controlled manner.

BTW, the nets are now reporting that reports of a wing separtion were incorrect and that the aircraft segments they thought were a wing were the tail segment.