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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by alpswd on Thursday December 08, 2011 @09:32AM (#3329173)
From the article, it seems like the plane had a downward velocity of 10,000 fpm (~110mph) upon crashing.

Would passengers have died instantly upon impact with the water? (It appears not)

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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by Florin_Andrei on Thursday December 08, 2011 @12:32PM (#3330056)
At that speed, water is a brick wall.
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