David Eduardo wrote:

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Just Plain Burr wrote:
Air France passenger jet vanishes from radar
A French passenger aircraft carrying 228 people has disappeared from
radar off the coast of Brazil, airline officials say. full story


What? Plastic airplanes don't do well in thunderstorms? Get out.

It's an Airbus 330, made of conventional materials.

Composites are used heavily in the fuselage, and it's "fly-by-wire".