Air France Flight 447 Crash Report: Airbus Autopilot to Blame?
Investigators have released their initial findings into the Air France disaster that killed 228. Aviation expert Clive Irving reports on the fearful final moments and whether autopilot handicapped the pilots.
This June 9, 2009 shows the Brazilian Navy removing debris from Air France flight 447 out of the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: UPI / Landov)
It took only four-and-a-half minutes from the moment that the pilots of Air France Flight 447 attempted to fly the airplane manually to the moment when it hit the ocean, falling at the huge velocity of nearly 11,000 feet a minute.
