777 again.

Eeyore wrote in
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David T. Ashley wrote:
"john bates" wrote in message

c)Glide distance ... If the problem occurred at 600 feet, there
isn't very much in the world that will affect glide distance
noticeably, except maybe retracting flaps a notch or two. If the
plane is traveling too slow, pitching down to gain a bit of speed
will consume altitude (tradeoff of potential energy). If the plane
is traveling too fast, this means it will be traveling too fast
near the ground, too, and pitching up near the ground will stretch
the glide and bleed off the airspeed so as to delay contact with
the ground. 600 feet is too low for any control actions to make
that much of a difference in glide distance.

Retracting from landing to go-around flaps will not mortgage the
profile, on the contary! And it would be instinctive especially
if no procedure exists. Every inch counts even if little can be
gained. Just how far from the runway did they contact?

About 300m from the threshold..


Whether they could have raised flap is another question.

I suspect tey may have had other things on their mind in the list of
priorities.


I'm very curious to know what happened.

I can't see why the investigators cannot come out with a short
statement. I mean they know what happenned, it's just a matter of
finding how and why.

They HAVE.


Bwawhahwhawh1

Well done cut and paste boi!


Bertie