Air France 447 – Titanic of the Skies

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How can a fully operational #airfrance #Airbus A330, one of the safest ever made, go from flying along normally at
cruising altitude to being in a complete free-fall #stall, within a matter of seconds? Today I will cover one of one of the most #controversial #aviation accidents of all time. Stay tuned.

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources
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Final Report:
https://bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-cp090601.en/pdf/f-cp090601.en.pdf

Understanding Air France 447 by Bill Palmer:

Sim Objects Used:
A330-200 by JARDesign:
https://store.x-plane.org/JARDesign-330-Airliner-_p_572.html

Boeing 737 MOD by Zibo:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/138974-b737-800x-zibo-mod-info-installation-download-links/

Korean AirLivery by Krijag:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/55162-korean-air-jardesign-a330-200-hl8228/

Thanks to Peter Morrissey for assisting with the animations.

Aer Lingus Livery by Effgen:

Aer Lingus

Pitot probe: BEA
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/24773/how-can-a-pitot-tube-freeze-when-its-heated

ADM: Honeywell
https://aerospace.honeywell.com/content/dam/aerobt/en/images/learn/products/sensors/horizontal/AeroBT-32515BLM_HG1152_2880x1440.jpg

Air France HQ: UNKNOWN
https://www.booking.com/city/fr/tremblay-les-gonesse.en-gb.html

Search 1: FORCA AEREA BRASILEIRA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57084090

CHAPTERS
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00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Prelude
03:00 – The Intertropical Convergence Zone
05:38 – External Probes
10:33 – Departure From Rio
13:18 – The Airbus System
19:29- Skimming The Clouds
21:48 – The Captain Leaves The Cockpit
25:21 – Frozen Tubes
28:19 – A Litany Of ECAM Messages
31:33 – Service Ceiling
36:17 – Straight Down
49:02 – The Sum Of All Fears
53:06 – Detailed Conclusions