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Old 4th Dec 2007, 18:33
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Originally Posted by BillS
The main gear did not lock
And it did not have to lock if antiskid was working properly, but an antiskid operating at its optimal capacity (as it should have before this crash) would still produce 3 double parallel, light at least, rubber print ...
None to be seen ... ?
it appears the nose gear did and there appears to be no turn
I don't think nose gear locked ... it just did skid ... and could it be a strong asymmetric thrust preventing that ship to turn right ... ?

I see the shadows, but I'm talking on the much larger mark on the ground, the one the same color the 340.

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