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Old 13th Nov 2020, 16:45
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we lost all the electricity. And we returned to the aerodrome of departure on an airplane having a total electric failure. We lost all the communication, both intra-cockpit and with the ATC. ..... , brakes didn’t work, reverse didn’t work either since the wires were cut. The landing was soft, there was no damage during the touchdown, all the damage was due to the runway excursion. The gauges in the cockpit didn’t work, from the angle of attack we figured out the speed
Nobody would l like to be in this situation, but the curved APP, possibly even sideslip to counter thrust and keep descending at correct angle, ( if I interpret the videos clips correctly ) a prefect touchdown , then wait until it stops and get everybody out unhurt deserves big respect .. Those guys knows how to fly.
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