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30th July 2005 | 15:24

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Human Factor

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From: The Twilight Zone near 30W

The nose-wheel "snubbers" were u/s most probably. You have to leave the gear down for two minutes to allow the wheels to spin down, rather than rubbing against the non-existent "snubbers". It kills performance.