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Old 19th Aug 2009, 14:10
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Geez, I bet that stretched the seatbelts to their limits! That landing deceleration must have made full reverse thrust deceleration, seem pretty tame by comparison!

What I don't understand is why the wheels/tyres didn't light up? I see no evidence of rubber having been on fire, as one would expect? Did he land on a water-soaked runway?

I must say I have new admiration for the basic integrity of Embraer undercarriage strength after seeing these pics. I can well imagine a few aircraft types where the undercarriage would have suffered total collapse due to the excessive stress generated in a rearwards direction, that few undercarriage engineers would ever allow for.
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