A final horror scenario..
I really hope I'm wrong about thisone...
Looking at the video of the final stages of the accident, it has been
puzzling me how far and fast the acf plunged through the terrain.
We know that;
- The pilots engaged the reversers shortly after impact
- The #1 reverser got deployed
- The #2 reverser was stowed/inop
- The reverser buckets/mechanisms detached from the engines shortly
after impact.
Lets say the pilots engaged the reverser(s) shortly after impact in an
attempt to slow the acf down. Then the #1 reverser bucket gets
ripped off shortly after.
- Wouldn't this engine now produce FORWARD thrust?
With regard to the #2 reverser, it was stowed as we know. However,
what would happen if the pilots (in panic) tried to reverse thisone?
Would this #2 engine also produce FORWARD thrust?
The pilots would offcourse not know the reverser buckets were missing
and have no idea they instead of slowing the acf, added thrust!
The obvious reason for speculating is offcourse that this
might have had a significant impact on the tragic outcome of this accident.
If this was the case, they were doomed to disaster.. .
XPM