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Old 5th Feb 2015, 22:54
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2nm per 1000' - correlates reasonably with the plots.

It's also feasible that 80-odd kts GS correlates to nigh-on 98 KIAS.

So it seems we're not that far from the mark - they could well have been gliding with little-to-no thrust available - possibly not even stalled?

I've been trying to examine the vids & stills to determine rudder position, but can't make it out. One would expect that if there was any appreciable thrust on that right donkey, the rudder would have been hard over right...

Edit: Not sure if I'm seeing it correctly, but on the video the right aileron appears to go from a neutral position to up in the last moments before impact - I would expect a good degree of 'right hand down' to already be applied with asymmetric thrust...

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