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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-cp0906...

Understanding Air France 447 by Bill Palmer:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understandin...

Sim Objects Used:
A330-200 by JARDesign:
https://store.x-plane.org/JARDesign-3...

Boeing 737 MOD by Zibo:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...

Korean AirLivery by Krijag:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...

Thanks to Peter Morrissey for assisting with the animations.

Aer Lingus Livery by Effgen:
http://simliveries.com/index.php/2019...

Pitot probe: BEA
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/qu...

ADM: Honeywell
https://aerospace.honeywell.com/conte...

Air France HQ: UNKNOWN
https://www.booking.com/city/fr/tremb...

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


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