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Old 4th Oct 2006, 15:59
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Hawk. To answer your original question, NO. Except , I suppose 'Emergency Landing Checklist'.
All the discourse about vmbe (whilst interesting) is irrelevant to your Q. Only max landing weight/ landing distance charts are defined for the scenario you describe. If MLW is exceeded, then the boeing AFM (747) offers the following:

OVERWEIGHT LANDING

Avoid using bank angles in excess of 30 deg when using normal landing flaps.

For flap 25 VREF landing speeds for weights above 317,000 kg refer to the performance manual.

CHECKLIST COMPLETE.

The reason for the limited info is to limit the manufacturer's and operator's liability in the (unlikely) event of such an immediate return, thus placing the main onus on the captain to prove he did the right thing. Bear in mind most emergency checklists contain the phrase 'land at nearest suitable airport'.

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