wasn t done correctly. so we don t want to jump to any conclusion. if anything, george, these air safety investigators are very meticulous, so you re kind of caught between a double-edged sword. one, you want to get the answer out as quickly as you can because aircraft could be at risk. on the other hand, you want to be thorough, so these people work long hours and expeditiously, and they will be calling in experts not just from the ntsb and the united states and the faa, but also from boeing, the engine manufacturers, the avionics manufacturers. so all these areas will be looked at simultaneously. but right now it is strange. the weather was good. about the only thing that i ve heard that gave me a little pause, and i don t know that this has been confirmed yet, but they had the copilot only had
u.s. spy satellite. the satellite was over the sinai peninsula when flight 9268 went down. the flash may indicate an explosion or onboard fire. or it could just have registered the plane hitting the ground. dr. allen deal is a former ntsb investigator. he s also author of the book air safety investigators using science to save lives one crash at a time. he s joining us via skype from new mexico. thank you for being with us. let s talk about this heat flash for a moment. how could it have been spotted by a u.s. spy satellite? what would that satellite be up there looking for in the first place? they are looking for missile launches either scud type skort-range ballistic missiles, and so on. but typically they can detect any kind of heat source including an explosion or even the impact of the aircraft as it hit the desert obviously we ve seen the pictures of the burned
ntsb as well as the u.s. air force. welcome, sir. thank you, carol. and i should also mention you re the author of the book air safety investigators: using science to save lives one crash at a time so you are the perfect person to talk to this morning. the voice and data recorders have been recovered. how soon will we know something? i would imagine the egyptians will release some details within the next certainly within the next few days. of course, they have the physical evidence, the wreckage there, so we ll know more about potential terrorist acts or explosions or missiles within a matter of days, i would expect. supposedly this plane virtually disintegrated at 31,000 feet. people were still strapped in their seats with seat belts on when they were found on the ground. how unusual is this type of catastrophe? well, of course, air disasters in general now are
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