[be-baw]

would then have both separated at the same time, within seconds of each other

If you assume they were heading in a horizontal direction at 250 knots, that there are 12 city blocks in a mile, and that there was neglible difference in wind effect on the two engines, then the second engine separated 2 seconds after the first.

[MagnumPi]

Newly registered lurker and my first post so go easy on me.... Am I the only one who wants to know exactly who serviced and had access on the ground crew to that plane/engine on 11-11 and was the flight that crashed the first time it had been in the air since the ground crew worked on it ? I know I am paranoid but I suspected sabatoge on the ground from the first time I heard yesterday it had been serviced day before.

[rit]

If you assume they were heading in a horizontal direction at 250 knots, that there are 12 city blocks in a mile, and that there was neglible difference in wind effect on the two engines, then the second engine separated 2 seconds after the first.

Hmm. I was earlier corrected that the speed may have been closer to 200-> 220 knots. Presumably it was not horizontal when the engines separated. The weight is different between the frame and the engines and thus the trajectory path would be different, yet they landed within 2 blocks of the frame. That is the part I have trouble with. Makes me think the engines separated much closer to crash site.