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Old 11th Nov 2017, 13:38
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I agree with the suggestion that it was not a "crash". It certainly seems that the crew landed the aircraft as they intended, maintaining control throughout until the aircraft stopped (perhaps nosewheel steering excepted). I see this as being similar to landing with a locked brake, or following a birdstrike - the aircraft returned damaged, but it was never out of control.

For this reason, I believe that we are much further from pilotless airplanes than some futurists would like us to dream.
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