glob 99
oh please...they both touched down at idle thrust. one by neccesity one by mistake.
the DC8 guys didn't even know they were landing on water...no pre planning...they even had their gear down and flaps set for landing.
ELAC
oh please...I think a DC8 in the late 1960's had semiconductors. Transistors have been around quite awhile...
and what of seaplanes making forced landings? someone thinks of everything...even the DC3 was designed to survive gear up landings by having the wheels stick out a bit.
The airbus didn't fly again because of regulations...it didn't fly again because it was wrecked beyond repair.
the DC8 was repairable and flew again.