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Data recorder,he cockpit voice recorder. thats where with well learn the story of this tragedy. >> whats the reality of the airbus 321? is this a very reliable aircraft? >> its an extremely reliable airplane. its one of the work horses for airlines around the world. i flew it for six years, i found it to be a wonderful airplane to fly. i enjoyed it. i felt as though it was a very, very well designed, manufactured airplane. its comfortable for the pilots as well as the passengers. its a very capa...

Ocean? how long it has taken for the debris to be seen and floating off the coast? >> well, if it is confirmed that it is airasia, it would coincide with all the circumstances that have occurred since the aircraft disappeared. weve had radar plots of the aircraft through the point that it disappeared. we were also in communication with the aircraft up to approximately three minutes prior to its disappearance. we knew its approximate altitude. we knew its approximate speed. and with all of that i...

Are right theres a protocol which they are used to. they have weather radar. its an lcd screen that sits in front of them in the cockpit that detects heavy precipitation. magenta shows heavy and green shows light. about 160 miles the crew will have a discussion about which way they want to go. they never want to go over the top. as mentioned by bill cloud tops go to 50,000 feet. you have to clear the cloud tops by 5,000 feet and airbuses dont go that high so you look for a lateral separation and...

Actually happened? what are some of the scenarios, as they request to move their altitude higher and then five minutes later are completely off the radar, what are some of the possible scenarios that could have gone on? >> well, the five minutes i think is a key importance. there are just below 40,000 feet, which is pretty high for that aircraft. we just dont exactly know the fuel load, but approximately three-and-a-half hours of fuel. so the five hours if they did depart flights, depart control...

A russian-made surface-to-air. >> ukraine released images it says three missile launchers heading back toward russia. vladimir putin is under enormous pressure to order the pro russian separatists to lay down their arms. >> and evidence from the crash site is proving very hard. >> the area is under strict control of heavily armed rebels. international observers say theyve been kept from examining the wreckage. so far the voice and data recorders have not been recovered. >> the remains of the 298...

Heard nearby as we can report this evening. the grim task of removing the bodies has just started. its unclear, though, a this point who actually has been removing them and where they are sending them to. the prime minister of the united kingdom, david cameron has been slamming russian president vladimir putin over the plane. and the "sunday times" cameron writes, "if the evidence does conclude that russia was involved, "this is the direct result of russia deestablishing a sovereign state." our ...

Cooperation in europe is saying the area is under strict control of separatists. remains of the 298 victims are finally being gathered. even this task is hampered by the regions bitter conflict. >> reporter: this is where mh-17 struck the earth with the greatest force and heat. it is likely this is where the fuel load burned off as well. the blaze so intense metal components melted into the ground. down the right, other pieces of the plane mark the landscape, but the smaller debris here also hol...

Looted. phil black reports from the crash site. >> reporter: this is where mh-17 scarred the earth with the greatest force and heat. the wreckage that struck here was big. both of the boeing 777s engines and wings, its likely where the fuel load burned off as well. the blaze so intense, metal components melted into the ground. down the road, other big pieces of the aircraft mark the farming landscape, but the smaller debris here also holds real power. some of the commonplace possessions of trave...

Job they are there to do. >> many people are speculating and some stating with a degree of confidence they believe a surface-to-air missile took down this plane. beyond the question of whether or not the plane should have been flying over hostile territory or war zone. what about trying to protect planes from this in the future? is there a way to have a missile protection system on civilian aircraft? >> it is technically possible but the cost of installing the system worldwide on the long-haul a...

And dreams. the victims of flight 17 taken down instantly, senselessly. their personal belongings spread for miles, in fact, across scorched metal and scarred earth. phil black has more. >> reporter: this is where mh17 scoured the earth with the greatest force and heat. the wreckage that struck here was big. both at the boeing 777s engines and wings, it is likely this is where the fuel load burned off as well. the blaze so intense, metal components melted into the ground. down the road, other bi...