MM
There air two independent AIMS systems (cabinets)
Thanks for that... just to check, 1 system is for Eng #1, and one for #2 etc.... not 1 AIMS system for #1 and #2, with a backup AIMS to be engaged when? how?
Reventor
Did the pilots deliberately put the plane down on the grass?
had they landed (with same force) on the runway?
Was the stall-like nose up movement
assuming the angle of attack was higher than it should have been for a smooth landing
There, I've proven that I have no clue how these flying cans work
Your last point leads to the earlier... Where the aircraft got to i.e. ran out of altitude, at what speed, and at what "angle of attack", and related "rate of descent" are all fundamentally "linked" by pure physics. Given it seems thrust was fixed, the pilots' level of control was really related to balancing the other factors for the best possible outcome i.e. not being independantly "controlled".
As a pilot, and given what the AAIB said, I would say the combination of Angle of Attack, where it got to, speed it got there with etc. was pretty damn near "optimal" for survivability.... = I think they did bl**dy well
