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Old 8th Jun 2011, 20:31
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SDB73
 
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Counterintuitively, losing both wings is probably one of the things which aided the cabin remaining intact. Shedding mass in an accident is usually (not always) a good thing as it's just energy being dumped along the way.

I'd rather be in an accident where you cartwheel for 100meters throwing bits away as you go, than one where you shed the same speed over 5meters and are fully intact.
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