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Old 25th May 2017, 16:03
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Only slat attitude is very high. Even in normal landing tail strike is possible if not flared carefully. Landing distance also almost 1000mtrs higher without flaps. And you won't convince CONF iture. He has good company in Quagmire."

A post stated that AB had an ideal pitch attitude range for ditching. The range is in a previous post in this thread. The higher pitch attitude range would probably result in a tail first landing considering the tail strike regime of 11.7-13.5 degrees for a 320. So apparently a slight tail first landing, for an aircraft about to be written off, is in the ideal range.
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