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Old 14th Sep 2001, 03:03
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Jackonicko
 
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Well over the maximum legal structural weight. Even more over the RTOW for that day's conditions (estimated at 6 tonnes). Fuel tanks over-filled to bursting. Faulty undercarriage maintenance. A 37-cycle tyre pushed beyond its limits? An engine shut down at the wrong time, with catastrophic results. Unanswered questions all over the place. Great unease expressed by AF Concorde aircrew with the BEA report. But you ('cos you know so much more than these mere pilots) know better. It would be funny, were your attitude not so dangerous.
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