Comment by ufmace
1 day ago
I don't think so. A moderately hard landing with an engine(s) smoldering because they were on fire but had their fuel cut off is probably survivable for most of the passengers. A moderately hard landing with the engine(s) a raging inferno pouring burning fuel all over the place because the fuel couldn't be cut off or took too long to do so is much less survivable.
Putting complex and fallible restrictions on safety-critical controls like fuel cutoff is usually a bad idea overall.
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