Bodies Found From Air France Plane Crash

SkyNews ^

[traumer]

Bodies from the Air France passenger plane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil have been found by search teams.

The news comes it was revealed the airliner sent out 24 automatic error messages in its final moments as its systems broke down one by one.

The head of the French agency probing the tragedy said signals from the jet before it disappeared showed its autopilot was not on.

Paul-Louis Arslanian said it was not clear if the autopilot had been switched off by the pilots or had stopped working because it received conflicting airspeed readings.

He said investigators were searching a zone of several hundred square miles in the Atlantic Ocean for the debris.

Plane manufacturer Airbus said an investigation found Air France Flight 447 had inconsistent readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.

The plane, with 228 people on board, disappeared early on Monday as it made its way from Rio de Janiero, heading to Paris.

The wreckage of the jet has not been found, despite days of intensive searching by air and sea.

[sionnsar]

It’s a start.

[zeebee]

Do you think the truth will ever be made public?

[wrench]

A press conference is happening now.
2 male bodies, a backpack, handbag with an AF ticket inside and a blue seat have been found.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I hope their deaths were instantaneous and they didn’t have to suffer the torment of an uncontrollable descent.

[maggief]

Yeah ... just like the “truth” about TWA 800.

[al baby]

Is it ever ? the truth that is

[McGruff]

Well that's good news. At least there's a start to closure on this tragedy.

[muawiyah]

Hit by a meteor/meteorite (take your pick guys).

[wrench]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8087303.stm

On BBC now

[Salamander]

No.

[verity]

Only if Mulder and Scully become involved.

[LibertyRocks]

Continuing prayers for the loved ones of the victims of this horrible tragedy. May the passengers and crew rest in peace.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Actually I was thinking that if the airplane broke up suddenly the forces applied would have killed them. I recall reading a report about Flight 800 that said all the victims’ necks were broken.

[VinL]

We’ll never know the “truth” now. Too many competing monetary interests- government, industry, sub-agencies, insurance.

They’ll settle on a “truth”- that will have as it’s basis an explanation that will serve to mollify the public as to any concern about the safety of air travel.

[Perdogg]

Please explain.

I guess we will get 100 threads about the TWA cover up conspiracy.

[river rat]

We STILL don’t know the truth about TWA 800.
The “explanation” of a fuel vapor explosion, simply isn’t convincing....

[Perdogg]

Aw...jeez ;)