Just out of interest:
1) What's the max "g" loading that an A320 (or indeed any commercial acft) can have on landing without structural damage? What kind of "g" loading would effectively result in the aircraft being declared a write off (for example, the FR aircraft at CIA, last Nov)?
2) Is it possible to translate this into a descent rate - e.g. 12-15'/sec?
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