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Old 29th September 2006 | 21:32
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Originally Posted by DC-8
Hi!

And in case you weren't allowed to bank 5º to the operative engine side during the VMC certification tests, would the weight still affect VMC?

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Yes, to some extent (because there would be a different alpha at different weights for the same speed - in fact, you might find that the heavy weight/high AoA case was more critical.

But the TRADITIONAL impact of weight on VMC would be eliminated.
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