PILOTS' FINAL AGONY (Flight 587)

Yes, things like this do happen...however, with the capture of a person trying to light explosives in his shoes, the possibility exists that something else may have happened. The eyewitness accounts from several unrelated sources mentioned the same events...one explosion toward the back of the fuselage, then a second when the tail came off.

Also, if the other jet was five miles away already (and not at full speed but just above take-off speed), why don't we see more of these kinds of accidents at the major airports? It is logical to question the official report based on these issues.

I don't always believe everything the "professionals" shove at me...do you? I've seen plenty of "professionals" really screw things up.

Re your # 18 That's a very interesting point that you've raised.The point I raised is that air turbulence can destroy an aircraft....even a very large aircraft. I flew military tankers (granted old ones-- four engine KC-97G) and can assure you that large airplanes can be destroyed by turbulence....perhaps even turbulence initiated by the wake of a large preceeding plane.

The manufacturers of the Airbus 300 had warned American that their training methods were not compatible with the safe flying of the A 300 because of stabalizer stress....a situation unique to American training. The warnings were not just singular and they were in writing. This information is detailed in todays WSJ for your interest.

I do not claim to know what brought this airplane down as others seem to claim or infer here on FR. However, I do believe that an aircraft that has lost it's vertical stabalize can well have other major portions of the airframe separate due to abnormal stresses....An aircraft such as the A300 has no means of control without the stabalizer.....no matter how good the pilots are.

believe me, I have no love for the Airbus consotium and do not know as you do that they have manufactured a "defective" product. But I do believe that they had given warning to American and foresaw the specific problem of conflict and danger concerning how their airplane should be safely flown and American's related trainig method.

As far as conspiracy theories....well, they are all, of course, possible.

I suggest you read today's Wall Street Journal on this subject for more information that might interest you.

Have a nice day.

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