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160 knots?

Google tells me: "Modern jets land between 120–150 kt. This depends on weight, weather conditions and several other factors."

So even after scratching asphalt for 2/3 of the runway it was still faster than the normal landing speed.

My uneducated gut feeling says pilot was trying to abort the landing.




Normally they land with flaps down, which reduces landing speed.


I've heard sometimes landing gear is also involved..

We really need a placebo controlled double blind study to learn if landing gear is actually effective of just a cargo cult like parachutes.. [0] https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094


Gears also aerobrake.


There were no flaps deployed. Without flaps it's going to be a lot faster than a normal landing.


Yes, it was a very fast landing.




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