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Old 26th Jan 2017, 11:00
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212man
 
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So the aircraft flas flying uphill in a +45º slope. Crashed and turned around perfectly 180º to point with the nose where he was coming from? Or it was flying backwards?
Did you actually look at the photos I showed? Having re-checked the accident report (https://assets.publishing.service.go...LBAL_10-15.pdf), I see that it hit the ground at 90 kts and 25 degrees nose down - so, similar to flying level into a slope. Yes, the wreckage has ended up pointing in the opposite direction to the travel at impact. The fuselage absorbs most of the energy and the tail boom 'flops' over with insufficient energy to cause much damage.
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