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Old 23rd September 2007 | 02:19
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Dan Winterland
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The RJ100 is longer than the 146 from which it was developed. Traditionally, if you lengthen an aircraft you make it vulnerable to tail strikes. The A20 vs A321 is a case in point. 321 tailstrikes are relatively common compared to the 320. Interestingly, the accident statistics show that it's on landing (as with this RJ100) they tend to occur and not on rotation.
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