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Old 23rd Jan 2014, 05:09
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thcrozier
 
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Still guessing that after the 'bounce' they ended up high in the air, but below stall speed and with increasing thrust. The thrust seems pretty clear thanks to the IR imagery - could be wrong - but the exhaust heat signature is well formed and stable or increasing.

How that could happen is a mystery - possibly a combination of ground effect, wind shear, and automatic configuration changes?

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