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Old 2nd Feb 2014, 08:21
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Max autobrakes would not have made any difference. This was a matter of braking action, not runway length.

To put it in terms of how the 747 autobrake system works; if medium brakes were not able to achieve their targeted deceleration rate, then max would not have done any better.
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