I understood about half of that. Lol And no wonder smaller commercial flights I've been on would move passengers to even center of gravity. When the pilot has the flight crew ask for volunteers to move, I always say point me to the seat you need filled. Sad to see those guys go like that. I'm sure they knew they were done when the nose pitched like it did. I can't imagine...
I'd guess the realization they were toast hit in earnest about 2 - 3 seconds before impact. The downside to dying in a crash like that is that you know it's coming and it has to be extremely painful. The upside is - it doesn't hurt very long.
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