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2024-07-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Moment packed Boeing 777 scrapes tail along Italian runway

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 A JAL 747 once did the same thing. It's called 'over rotating'. They give you a maximum degree takeoff angle for a reason.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-07-13 08:04|| 2024-07-13 08:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I think 'tail dragger' is a different configuration.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-13 10:47|| 2024-07-13 10:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Ok, this has nothing to do with the Lazy B, the crew of that aircraft screwed up.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2024-07-13 20:05|| 2024-07-13 20:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Three Striper got excited about their first Wide Body Vr?

Thank goodness it wasn't an Airbus, as that wouldn't be news.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2024-07-13 20:45|| 2024-07-13 20:45|| Front Page Top

#5 A tail strike is pilot error. Over rotation. The jets have a protective part to reduce damage, but a strike requires an immediate return to the airport.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2024-07-13 23:18|| 2024-07-13 23:18|| Front Page Top

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