There's a "photoshopped" version of this too. The wing falls off but the pilot continues the routine and lands in one side.
I didn't know the beginning was real too. As soft as the landing is compared to the alternative, I wonder how hard it is when you actually hit under the control of the BRS. I'm sure you still get dinged up. I'm def. not downtalking the BRS, I'd sure take a little dinged up over smashed to peices!
Would it be safe to conclude a properly maintained plane would not be likely to have these issues? Planes have maximum performance limits but they are built to excede those limits to insure the limits are effective.
