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Those who read it know it said more about 'evenly' tightening straps, so that one strap did not bear the whole load.Originally Posted by iceman49
On May 17, the F.A.A. issued a reminder to cargo carriers with heavy vehicles on board to ensure that their loads were tightly fastened, an indication that American safety officials suspected a cargo shift in the April crash.
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“The only thing that was recorded by the black box right before the crash was a pilot’s voice, who was shouting, ‘Wait! Wait!’ ” he said at a news conference in Kabul.
The boxes stopped recording around the time of the rotation. This is why there are little clues. One of the MRAPS had pieces of the compartment that contained the boxes. the boxes were recovered from an MRAP. I guess we could speculate they said "weight weight" as well.Originally Posted by iceman49
.......The cockpit voice recorder, which was recovered from the wreckage, has offered few clues, Mr. Qalatwal said.“The only thing that was recorded by the black box right before the crash was a pilot’s voice, who was shouting, ‘Wait! Wait!’ ” he said at a news conference in Kabul.
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The planse was not 'consumed', large portions were intact, such as the horizontal stabilizers. I've also read nothing else that said they were 'cut' and not snapped or severed. To me, 'cut' implies that a human took a tool to them or something similar. Originally Posted by iceman49
The charred remains of the cargo straps were recovered from the site and appear to have been cut, but Mr. Qalatwal said it was unclear whether the damage had occurred before or after takeoff. The plane, consumed by fire from the crash, yielded little else in the wreckage, he said.
Does anyone have anything to add to that or anything to say?