MH370: Fragment Is From Missing Flight

hcs_$reboot writes: The plane part (the flaperon) that was found on a beach in the Indian Ocean on Réunion island was determined to be part of MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago. Some experts have postulated that the damage suggests the flaperon may have been deployed when the plane hit the water, meaning that someone in the cockpit was consciously manipulating the controls. The Malaysian Prime Minister said at a press conference "We now have physical evidence that ... Flight MH370 tragically ended in the Southern Indian Ocean.".

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Re:Solves part of the mystery.

[Rich0]

With decent airflow (no windows left, building is hundreds of feet tall with no horizontal obstructions at that level), and enough temperature, virtually anything will burn. The airflow and temperature are competing factors to some extent, but I'm sure that fire got quite hot.