Air France Flight 447

Since the beginning of the searches on 2 April:

Orion, the towed sonar based on the « Anne Candies », has covered 2 800 km2 ;
The three Remus, autonomous underwater vehicles based on the « Seabed Worker » have made forty dives and covered an area of around 3 000 km2.

The meteorological conditions in the search [...]

n the media, assumptions have been made on the causes of the AF 447 flight accident, expressed by the head of a minority pilots’ union and a retired pilot from another airline.
Air France has made it clear that two inquiries are currently underway in France. One of them, the “technical” inquiry, is conducted by the [...]

Press Release:
Air France
For a more in-depth review of all its processes and operations contributing to flight safety, Air France has decided to conduct an independent safety review. This safety review will cover all internal operating methods, decision-making processes and practices which could have an impact on the safety of Air France’s flights.
The Independent Safety Review [...]

On Tuesday, Air France officials (head of air operations Pierre-Marie Gautron and head of safety Etienne Lichtenberger) sent out a condescending memo to pilots warning them to be vigilant about safety procedures, and chastising those who blame the flight 447 crash on equipment failure. They claim that stricter observance of safety procedures would [...]

RESEARCH AT SEA
Operation Research – Rescue (SAR)
The search for the aircraft involved Brazil, France, America and Spain. Searchers have been coordinated by the MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Center) in Recife. The plane had disappeared in the SAR area of responsibility. Sar research was halted on Friday June 26. No one and no [...]

Accident occurred on 1 er June 2009 the Airbus A330-203, registration F-GZCP, operated by Air France flight AF 447 Rio de Janeiro
REPORT ISSUED ON 2 JULY 2009
This report was prepared on the basis of early evidence collected during the investigation, without analysis and even in the current absence of (the complete) wreckage, the flight [...]

Bea Report on Flight 447 in PDF

Click to view or download thePDF English version of the Interim report

Press release issued on 25 June 2009:
As part of the release of a factual report on the A 330-200, registration F-GZCP accident on 1 June 2009, the BEA will hold a press briefing at its premises at Le Bourget on Thursday, July 2 15 am to 17 pm
Journalists wishing to attend should confirm their [...]

AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS

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imperial

Overall length

58.8 m.

188 ft. 8 in.

Height

17.40 m.

57 ft. 1 in.

Fuselage diameter

5.64 m.

18 ft. 6 in.

Maximum cabin width

5.28 m.

17 ft. 4 in.

Cabin length

45.0 m.

147 ft. 8 in.

Wingspan (geometric)

60.3 m.

197 ft. 10 in.

Wing area (reference)

361.6 m2

3,892 ft2.

Wing sweep (25% chord)

30 degrees

30 degrees

Wheelbase

22.2 m.

72 ft. 10 in.

Wheel track

10.69 m.

35 ft. 1 in.

BASIC OPERATING DATA

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Engines

two CF6-80E1 or [...]