The Air France-owned Airbus that crashed. Both airline and manufacturer are at the center of a controversy over responsibility. More than two years after  crashed into the  , killing 228, a French pilots union, a group supporting victims' families, and have all criticised the ongoing investigation. The  (BEA) is being accused of trying to blame the pilots in order to absolve Airbus. The dispute surrounds stall warning systems. An aircraft  if it no longer has sufficient speed to keep itself airbourne. The warnings cut out at extremely low speeds, meaning if a stall progresses far enough the warning can cease. The correct course of action in a stall is to lower the nose, increasing an aircraft's speed; if the speed increases, the warnings can sound again. This may confuse pilots into abandoning corrective measures.
The Air France-owned Airbus that crashed. Both airline and manufacturer are at the center of a controversy over responsibility. More than two years after Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic , killing 228, a French pilots union, a group supporting victims' families, and have all criticised the ongoing investigation. The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) is being accused of trying to blame the pilots in order to absolve Airbus. The dispute surrounds stall warning systems. An aircraft stalls if it no longer has sufficient speed to keep itself airbourne. The warnings cut out at extremely low speeds, meaning if a stall progresses far enough the warning can cease. The correct course of action in a stall is to lower the nose, increasing an aircraft's speed; if the speed increases, the warnings can sound again. This may confuse pilots into abandoning corrective measures.
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Air France Flight 447
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Atlantic
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Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses
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stalls