Originally Posted by
Joejosh999
My question is 1) when did they realize they had dual engine failure and 2) had they already put the gear back down the final time? Or did they somehow know they had no engines YET put gear down anyway, not realizing it would kill their glide range?
RIP all.
Again we will have to wait for the full report.
From the videos of the final moments, it looked to me as if he was trying to find alpha max, but the protections were gone with the gear extension.
Despite all the cock-ups, it does appear that they were tantalising close to making the undershoot area, and perhaps walking away.
Just another marker in a sad catalogue of failures.