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Wreckage of MH370 washing up on Reunion Island?
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AG6QR:

--- Quote from: ez24 on August 01, 2015, 09:22:24 pm ---An expert on a news story said that the found piece did not have leading edge damage indicating it did not suffer a head on collision.  Watch the wing in this video from an out of gas plane trying to land on the water.  It was ripped off by centripetal force when the other wing hit the water.

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The piece that was found was a flaperon, not a wing.  The flaperon's leading edge is normally protected by the wing during cruise flight, because it's nested in back of the wing.  The fact that there was no leading edge damage to the flaperon seems to indicate that the flaps were not lowered at the time the plane hit the water, but that's not a surprising thing.  In fact, if the flaps HAD been lowered at the time the plane hit the water, that would have been quite puzzling.
ez24:
I meant the flaperon's leading edge lack of damage that would have occurred if it had smashed against the wing, like in a frontal collision.  It had extensive damage to the inboard end like it was ripped off sideways like the wing in the video.

I just wonder why Australia is paying for the search?

pickle9000:

--- Quote from: ez24 on August 02, 2015, 05:09:07 am ---I meant the flaperon's leading edge lack of damage that would have occurred if it had smashed against the wing, like in a frontal collision.  It had extensive damage to the inboard end like it was ripped off sideways like the wing in the video.

I just wonder why Australia is paying for the search?

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It went down next to Australia, they pay. That's a general rule but not always correct. Most countries are also willing to have help. This aspect of plane travel is pretty amazing when you think about the cost. There are side benefits as well and it need not be a losing proposition. Having a surface scan of an ocean could be very handy in many cases, brownie points with other govts, having the countries name in the news and so on.
kosmonooit:

--- Quote from: AG6QR on August 02, 2015, 04:31:23 am ---The piece that was found was a flaperon, not a wing.  The flaperon's leading edge is normally protected by the wing during cruise flight, because it's nested in back of the wing.  The fact that there was no leading edge damage to the flaperon seems to indicate that the flaps were not lowered at the time the plane hit the water, but that's not a surprising thing.  In fact, if the flaps HAD been lowered at the time the plane hit the water, that would have been quite puzzling.

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But the Flaperon does not get lowered entirely like a flap, although it tilts down to act like a flap when needed, still the leading edge would not get exposed even when its 'lowered', unlike the the flaps proper. Even when down it will still act like an aileron, that is move up and down to maintain roll angle required, or straight & level flight.
johansen:

--- Quote from: Bud on August 01, 2015, 01:29:19 am ---
--- Quote from: ccs46 on July 31, 2015, 07:54:53 am ---Malaysian airlines flight 17 only crashed because it was shot down by Russian Separatists

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Please refrain from bold accusations and leave making conclusions to the investigators, which they have not done yet.

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please refrain from believing the official story when there is no evidence to suggest its plausibility.

knowing that particular plane was loaded with dead bodies... would Dave believe it if there was a few undamaged passports hidden inside this piece of wreakage?

regardless if its from the plane or not, it doesn't change a damn thing.. how the hell is it still floating in the ocean after x years?
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