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Old 20th Nov 2019, 19:58
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Originally Posted by ASRAAMTOO
The 321 wing has always been too small, indeed there are a couple of areas where I believe the regulators should have taken a firmer hand during certification. If a heavy 321 suffers a problem on departure and requires an immediate return then it is impossible to slow to below flap limiting speed without disconnecting the autothrottle.
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Interesting. Are you saying that Vls is faster than the flap limit speed at high weights?
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