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| MH370: French experts examine Reunion wing part | MH370: French experts examine Reunion wing part |
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| Experts are due to examine part of a wing that washed up on the island of Reunion last week and is thought to have belonged to missing flight MH370. | Experts are due to examine part of a wing that washed up on the island of Reunion last week and is thought to have belonged to missing flight MH370. |
| The Boeing 777 piece has been taken to Toulouse in south-west France. | The Boeing 777 piece has been taken to Toulouse in south-west France. |
| An Australian transport expert is helping out in the examination at the invitation of the French authorities. Malaysian experts are also attending. | An Australian transport expert is helping out in the examination at the invitation of the French authorities. Malaysian experts are also attending. |
| They may pronounce on the origin of the wing part either on Wednesday or later this week, officials say. | They may pronounce on the origin of the wing part either on Wednesday or later this week, officials say. |
| For reasons that remain unclear the Malaysia Airlines plane veered off course on its way to Beijing in March 2014 and crashed into the sea with 239 people on board. | |
| Investigators hope to be able to determine the speed at which MH370 hit the water, and use that information to advise search teams to look for a plane that remains largely intact, or one that disintegrated on impact. | Investigators hope to be able to determine the speed at which MH370 hit the water, and use that information to advise search teams to look for a plane that remains largely intact, or one that disintegrated on impact. |
| The examination of the wing part will start early on Wednesday afternoon, AFP news agency reported. | The examination of the wing part will start early on Wednesday afternoon, AFP news agency reported. |
| Attending will be French and Malaysian experts, Boeing employees and representatives from China - the country that lost most passengers in the disaster. | Attending will be French and Malaysian experts, Boeing employees and representatives from China - the country that lost most passengers in the disaster. |
| Jean-Paul Troadec, the former head of the French BEA agency that investigates air accidents, was quoted by AFP as saying that the examination would concentrate on two issues - whether the wing part belongs to MH370 and if so, whether it can provide any information on the final moments of the plane. | Jean-Paul Troadec, the former head of the French BEA agency that investigates air accidents, was quoted by AFP as saying that the examination would concentrate on two issues - whether the wing part belongs to MH370 and if so, whether it can provide any information on the final moments of the plane. |
| Mr Troadec said paint on the wing part - which has already been confirmed as coming from a Boeing 777 plane - was a vital part of the investigation. | Mr Troadec said paint on the wing part - which has already been confirmed as coming from a Boeing 777 plane - was a vital part of the investigation. |
| "Every airline paints their planes in a certain way... and if the paint used is used by Malaysia Airlines and other companies, there may be more certainty," he said. | "Every airline paints their planes in a certain way... and if the paint used is used by Malaysia Airlines and other companies, there may be more certainty," he said. |
| Missing Malaysia plane: What we know | Missing Malaysia plane: What we know |
| MH370: The deep-sea hunt for missing plane | MH370: The deep-sea hunt for missing plane |
| At the same time he cautioned that the analysis was highly unlikely to give any clues as to why the plane so bafflingly went off course. | At the same time he cautioned that the analysis was highly unlikely to give any clues as to why the plane so bafflingly went off course. |
| "One should not expect miracles," he said. | "One should not expect miracles," he said. |
| An Australian-led search for the plane has focused on a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean about 4,000km (2,500 miles) east of Reunion. | An Australian-led search for the plane has focused on a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean about 4,000km (2,500 miles) east of Reunion. |
| Simulation of where debris in search area could end up | Simulation of where debris in search area could end up |