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Old 29th Sep 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?

Thanks
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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