I found this in my net-travels. A very informative write-up - I got a lot out of this.
As he concluded, the storm intensity suggests that a series of issues, perhaps each one insufficient to down the aircraft by itself, combined to form a catastrophic and unrecoverable situation. The '
dragons' that can drag down a jet.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/06/0...ical-analysis/
Once you've read the article, might I suggest that you read the post by [
adoucette (09:26:36)], this person has an extremely valid point. Although the suggestion is unlikely to have occured within the initial series of major events, it may prove to be the straw that broke the camel's back; high speed yaw inputs as a result of loss or erratic flight computer operation, resulting in a failure of the vertical stabiliser.