Investigators Suspect Computers Doomed Air France Jet

DesScorp writes "Investigators working with the wreckage of Air France flight 447 believe the aircraft suffered cascading system failures with the on-board computers, eliminating the automation the aircraft needed to stay aloft. 'Relying on backup instruments, the Air France pilots apparently struggled to restart flight-management computers even as their plane may have begun breaking up from excessive speed,' reports the Wall Street Journal. Computer malfunctions may not be an isolated incident on the Airbus A330, as the NTSB is now investigating two other flights 'in which airspeed and altitude indications in the cockpits of Airbus A330 aircraft may have malfunctioned.'"

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Losers !

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This is what's wrong with the internet. Before the end of this discussion, there are people relying on previous posts to post their assumptions as fact.

You are all twats !
All you cunts talking about rudders coming off - it was a boeing you tossers, I saw a program about it on TV ! The computer in Airbus planes is not in complete control. The NTSC has NOTHING to do with this investigation ! The summary doesn't claim the NTSC have anything to do with this investigation, they say they are investigating other UNRELATED incidents.

Pricks !

I'm just waiting for the post alleging that Iran's internet policy is responsible and we should all send mobile phones to Brazil to save lives ...