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Old 26th Feb 2009, 17:28
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ankh
 
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engine stop after tailstrike?

Re comparing engines -- would the tail breaking off cause the engines to shut down such that the blades would have stopped moving before the engines hit the ground)?

That's assuming the engines _were_ running when the tail broke off.
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