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Old 13th Apr 2007, 15:29
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oncemorealoft
 
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I'm no pilot but the sight of an Airbus (most often a BA A320/A319) leaving its undercarriage down well after take off is not at all uncommon at LHR.

I at first used to wonder what the problem was but then there was a PPRUNE thread on this a couple of years ago that explained it was to do with brake cooling after the aircraft has been waiting for extended periods to line up.

Actually never seen a A330/A340 do it though.
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