Forgive me, but I can't find the reference to a re-enactment of the crash, Doze. Where?
I also go with 'bird and others that another degree of AoA would only have increased drag unless the power was sufficient to overcome that extra drag.
Sheesh.
I don't think many here have actually flown at the "edge of the envelope". You have to see it to believe it, and learn. We can't do that for most commercial jets, and sure as hell not try it with pax aboard on a poorly planned/practiced demo. Practice was the key, IMHO.