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Why is the AF447 search using our A321 cutaway?

David Kaminski-Morrow
 on May 7, 2011 12:51 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |

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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