From http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2...bris-video
Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Wednesday 5th August 2015 - French Deputy Prosecutor Serge Mackowiak said that debris found on the island of Réunion matches the technical specifications of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
However, Mackowiak stops short of confirming the debris comes from the missing flight, but says there is "a very strong presumption" that the flaperon does belong to it.
I find it interesting that:
(a) the announcement is made in Paris
(b) the announcement is made by a Deputy Prosecutor
© the BEA is silent
(d) the "item" / "evidence" is in Toulouse.
(e) the "item" was allegedly only "un-crated" for the experts to have a "close up and personal" look at it today.
(f) Amazingly, apparently, the collective "they", of all the "technical experts", have apparently, reached their supposedly near conclusive conclusions, in only a few hours, on "one day".
(g) There has been virtually no time for any scientific or chemical testing of the material properties of "the item", which usually takes months.
(h) There has been no time for any scientific study of the barnacles.
Furthermore, for someone who spent a working life in the "logistics" world, dealing with heavily "configuration managed" equipment of all types, I consider it more than "strange" that:-
(a) Given the "modification" and "AD" history of the B-777 flaperons, it is telling that:
(1) there are no serial number or data plates.
(2) besides the "part number" there are apparently no other stencil or other hand written marks indicating mod state or date.
(b) Given that MAS maintenance "records" have been shown to be "suspect" ie, CVR/FDR "battery", and then of course, there was that amazing "avionics workshop fire" ...............
(1) The likely paucity / efficacy of the item's "configuration document trail" is:-
(a) unstated, and
(b) in my view - highly questionable - even if it was stated.
Taking al that into consideration, it is frankly amazing, that a very senior legal entity, shoud reach such profound conclusions as "a very strong presumption", so "quickly".
It is also interesting to note, that most of the media I have seen / heard this morning are running with the theme "this proves MH-370 is in the SIO and therefore all the "conspiracy theories" are wrong.
Perhaps that is the "real reason" for the "hasty" anouncement.
In other words, for my money, at best, the jury is still out, and at worst ........... ?
Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Wednesday 5th August 2015 - French Deputy Prosecutor Serge Mackowiak said that debris found on the island of Réunion matches the technical specifications of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
However, Mackowiak stops short of confirming the debris comes from the missing flight, but says there is "a very strong presumption" that the flaperon does belong to it.
I find it interesting that:
(a) the announcement is made in Paris
(b) the announcement is made by a Deputy Prosecutor
© the BEA is silent
(d) the "item" / "evidence" is in Toulouse.
(e) the "item" was allegedly only "un-crated" for the experts to have a "close up and personal" look at it today.
(f) Amazingly, apparently, the collective "they", of all the "technical experts", have apparently, reached their supposedly near conclusive conclusions, in only a few hours, on "one day".
(g) There has been virtually no time for any scientific or chemical testing of the material properties of "the item", which usually takes months.
(h) There has been no time for any scientific study of the barnacles.
Furthermore, for someone who spent a working life in the "logistics" world, dealing with heavily "configuration managed" equipment of all types, I consider it more than "strange" that:-
(a) Given the "modification" and "AD" history of the B-777 flaperons, it is telling that:
(1) there are no serial number or data plates.
(2) besides the "part number" there are apparently no other stencil or other hand written marks indicating mod state or date.
(b) Given that MAS maintenance "records" have been shown to be "suspect" ie, CVR/FDR "battery", and then of course, there was that amazing "avionics workshop fire" ...............
(1) The likely paucity / efficacy of the item's "configuration document trail" is:-
(a) unstated, and
(b) in my view - highly questionable - even if it was stated.
Taking al that into consideration, it is frankly amazing, that a very senior legal entity, shoud reach such profound conclusions as "a very strong presumption", so "quickly".
It is also interesting to note, that most of the media I have seen / heard this morning are running with the theme "this proves MH-370 is in the SIO and therefore all the "conspiracy theories" are wrong.
Perhaps that is the "real reason" for the "hasty" anouncement.
In other words, for my money, at best, the jury is still out, and at worst ........... ?