Hope this is the definitive answer we need.........
The trouble is we have such complex aircraft now, that the question provokes wild theories from people who also believe in UFO's, Aliens, and religion. It is in the human psyche to always fill an unknown quotient with an answer - right or wrong - hence Jesus and Allah and the X-files, Conspiracy Theory and the Bermuda Triangle! The question about the possible movement of flap prior to touchdown on a 777 is sure to be answered eventually but with any aircraft being controlled more by computer than human the Engineers will have the answer, more likely than the pilot! Anything designed by many will have many problems. ETOPS has provided the answer I am sure, via the Tech Manager.
BJ
" I spend my money on light aircraft, women and booze, the rest I just waste."