> It's .. not a problem the civilian manufacturers should be attempting to solve.
No, absolutely not. I was just wondering if they had at least the slightest idea what was about to happen.
Kind of gruesome to pass away like this, if you think about it. On the other hand: You can just as surprisingly be killed by a speeding car. Really bad in any way.
About a similar situation (in Ukraine): "It was not possible to ascertain at which moment the occupants died"
"Victims Could Have Remained Conscious During Fall"
https://time.com/3028548/mh17-malaysia-airlines-victims-ukra...
It was likely horrible here too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_Aéreos_Flight_...
Goes into a bit more depth on your point. Our expectation is that increasing use of tech in planes should make us safer, but in this case it _increased_ the chance of a mid-air collision. Of course planes have TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) to stop this happening, but it's no magic bullet ... particularly when it's turned off.