Is it all still there, just in tiny pieces?
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Also planes are built to be as light weight as possible The skin is pretty thin and reinforced with various structural parts elements to make it stiff enough to not bend with take off and landings and aerodynamic loads, however once its in the air and moving, you have added a lot of kinetic energy. Once this hits the hard ground in a crash, the ground wins. Couple this with the fact that an aircraft is also generally pressurized, and can result in an explosive
decompression that helps fling it apart.
Essentially. The impact and heat breaks down whatever the plane is made of. So technically much of the same matter is still there, but broken down into the composite elements or compounds. The rest is ejected into the atmosphere as smoke. There will likely be chunks that can still be identified as parts of the plane
A plane is made of aluminum. Think of it like an empty soda can, with some wires and upholstery stuck on the inside.
Now imagine that empty can is moving at 400mph, and suddenly hits the ground. It’s going to kersplat and boom into a hundred pieces. Just like an airplane.
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