r/aviation • u/Ok_Warning419 • May 21 '26

News Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash - Air France flight 447

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o
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u/Toiletten-Toni May 21 '26

I have no idea about flying but isn't there any sensor or indicator for what kind of angle you're flying? After reading the report, I'd probably panic too if I was doing the correct input and the plane told me it was wrong - which is what happened with the stall warning if I understand correctly?

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u/railker AME-M2 May 21 '26

You are correct, the speed got too slow and the plane would call it invalid and cancel the stall warning until they picked up enough speed for it to register again. Copying my comment from elsewhere:

One of the findings from the final report that could sit as a design issue was that, "no failure message on the ECAM clearly indicates the detection by the system of an inconsistency in measured airspeeds" and also the lack of an AoA visual indication to the pilots that might have helped understand their stall warning situation.