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Old 9th Apr 2022, 22:22
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Originally Posted by DIBO
Whatever happened, if it wasn't for these treacherous 5m. terrain level differences within less than 50m from the high-speed exit taxiway, there would only have been a pretty much intact 757 standing in the mud.
If this would have been a high-speed RTO full of pax, veering off the rwy, these 'slopes' could have killed a lot of people...

The slope probably fractured the fuselage, as shown. Airfields such as this can be downright dangerous.
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