Saturday, May 7, 2011

Why is the AF447 search using our A321 cutaway?

Why is the AF447 search using our A321 cutaway?: "

Clearly visible in the background of this video about the AF447 flight-recorder retrieval is a cutaway drawing from Flightglobal's extensive collection of similar illustrations.


But it's a curious choice, the reason for which isn't entirely clear: the aircraft in the diagram is not an Airbus A330, as might be expected, but an A321 - as the original image shows:


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