George Black
George Black
airplane amount center components engines fire information melt section structure wing
There's a considerable amount of the airplane still left. The lighter-weight aluminum components did melt during the fire, but the structure is still there and the engines and the center wing section are still pretty well intact, so we think we can get some information from that.
airplane amount center components engines fire information melt section structure wing
There's a considerable amount of the airplane still left, ... The lighter-weight aluminum components did melt during the fire, but the structure is still there and the engines and the center wing section are still pretty well intact, so we think we can get some information from that.
fire vicious
It was a vicious fire. There's really not too much left.
polished system work
We think we've got a system that will work and we'll try to get it as polished as we can.
accident data face information radar reduced seriously whatever
This seriously hampers the investigation. Let's face it. We're now reduced on this accident to having only radar data and whatever information we can glean from that (and) eyewitness statements.
both course damage imply losing power relatively report
There is relatively little damage to the propellers. And this of course would imply and back up the pilots' report of losing power on both engines.
both course damage imply losing power relatively report
There is relatively little damage to the propellers, ... And this of course would imply and back up the pilots' report of losing power on both engines.
analysis facts
Those are facts and there has been no analysis done on any of this.
thankful
He was cooperative, ... We were thankful for that.
appears effect sort
It appears to be some sort of aerodynamic effect
checked coordinate hotel literally people rooms trying walked
Some of them literally walked away from here and checked into a hotel room. So we are now trying to find everyone and coordinate the manifest, which the coroner has, with the people we have in hotel rooms or who are in hospitals.
based compare impossible observed possible
We'll try to compare what has been observed (Monday) with these two time-lines to see what's possible and what's impossible based on that information. That's really the only thing we can do.
large number survivors
We have a large number of survivors here.
broken couple
It is broken in half, at least, and there are a couple of fuselage fractures.