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Old 25th Mar 2009, 09:41
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snowfalcon2
 
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Aero-News reports some new facts:
1. the engine performance recorder has been recovered. It measures engine data every minute and may help to give clues about the engine performance.
2. landing gear was down at impact but flaps were not deployed.
3. impact point now slightly more accurately reported as "abeam midfield" instead of "short of the runway".
4. investigators have been able to establish control continuity, "which makes it unlikely that the stick pusher AD referred to in the news was a factor". (I'm slightly unsure if this conclusion is correct. The AD concerns possible restriction of elevator control authority, which is not the same as control continuity).
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