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Old 20th Aug 2008, 18:23
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assymetricdrift
 
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Without meaning to speculate on this any further than is necessary:

The maps and footage appear to show that the aircraft has veered to the right of the runway that was being used at Madrid. Previous eyewitness reports and media reports have mentioned a "failure" or "problem" with the number 1 engine.

If it was the number 1 engine, then according to a basic knowledge of moments and couples, I would have suspected that the aircraft would have backed to the left hand side of the runway and not to the right?

I suspect that unfortunately, we are all going to have to wade through rivers of sensationalistic journalist reporting on this accident. The fact is that this is a terrible tragedy and all my condolences go to the families involved.
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