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Old 5th Nov 2010, 06:10
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Latso
 
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A quick and off topic question from an SLF if you'll indulge, regarding this plane's ability to stop on the runway

It landed safely, so I have my answer, but the question is....

- Largest passenger jet
- 450+ people on board
- Only 1 of 2 reverse engines working
- 1 other engine not responding, maybe idling but possibly thrusting
- Flaps retracted or not all the way down (as some have speculated)


....Just how hard is it to stop such a large plane with these conditions?
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