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Old 12th Jun 2006, 11:30
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Originally Posted by Magplug
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?
How about miscalculation of the Stab Trim Setting? Winglet aircraft have a different CG setting for takeoff than the Nonwinglet aircraft.
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