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Old 10th Jun 2006, 16:09
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Magplug
 
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RYR Tailstrike at KRK

I understand from a colleague at KRK airport that RYR suffered a significant tailstrike there recently on a B738. The aircraft suffered damage on departure and held for an hour before returning to land again at KRK.

Passengers thanked for choosing RYR and a/c departed some time later (empty) for repairs.

Tail-striking a 734/8 on T/o is not difficult and has only one primary cause..... too much elevator + not enough knots.

An error in performance calcs perhaps?
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