This is very interesting, not only was there a bomb threat mad to Air France, but there were people linked to Islamists on board. I am not saying Terror caused this, but that option should not be ruled out.
Terror Names Linked To Doomed Flight AF 447
Two passengers with names linked to Islamic terrorism were on the Air France flight which crashed with the loss of 228 lives, it has emerged.
Flight AF447 crashed in the mid-Atlantic en route to Paris during a violent storm.
While it is certain that there were computer malfunctions, terrorism has not been ruled out.
The Computer problems could also be caused by Terrorists. This needs to be investigated further as I don’t believe in coincidences. There was a threat made to Air France, and then 2 people with Islamist ties were on board. Very strange indeed.
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Update by bar @ 11:25am PST
Podcast interview with avionics engineer who only goes by Darryl – click on PUBLIC SERVICE Part 2
& a pdf of the ACARS error messages received from flight 447 & the article here
It appears from the Podcast & pdf that multiple systems failed all at the same time.
1. Auto pilot fails or is disengaged
2. More auto flight warnings
3. Flight control “law” failure, which means the plane can now be flown beyond its design capacity
4. Captains Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
5. Flight officers Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
6. Auto throttles off line, manual pilot input now required
7. Navigation computer error
8. More Captains Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
9. Flight officers Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
10. Rudder travel trim error – that cant be good.
11 & 12. Some unknown errors, perhaps heater related?
13. More Captains Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
14. Flight officers Primary flight display problems – computer rebooting?
A total of 14 failures all at 2:10 Zulu time.
15. Computer that generates the cockpit displays, fails – 2:11
16. Inertia reference unit fails, both the primary and back-up – 2:11
17. Some type of Navigation disagreement – 2:12
18. Flight control computer fault, primary – 2:13
19. Flight control computer fault, secondary – 2:13
20. At 2:14 the messages end.
From the article
The last message received is a cryptic “213100206ADVISORY” warning at 02:14 GMT. It indicates loss of cabin pressure.
“There’s so much going on, the pilots don’t know what to do other than take a hold of the stick and fly the aircraft, because the airplane is not flying itself,” Darryl said. “If this was happening in a clear day in the middle of the day, you’d still be in serious trouble, but at least you’d know if you were climbing or descending.”
This layperson agrees, there is no way those pilots could fly that airplane at night without instruments.
Now the question is, could terrorists have caused the failures?
Could they have caused an electrical problem?
