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Old 9th Oct 2021, 12:24
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Miles Magister
 
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Interesting - could the sudden yaw before becoming airborne suggest a power failure ?
Probably just old fashioned propeller theory - An attitude change leads to changes in the directional forces from the propeller and even the forces (drag) on each wheel. Quite possibly a classic case here of the drift and slower acceleration due to attitude change. Then even more drag from the sloping grass surface possibly leading to a slightly longer than expected TORR.

The propeller theory related to this accident will most likely be quoted in tail dragger lessons for years to come.
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