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Old 14th Feb 2009, 09:13
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In Jan 1977 a Viscount went in vertically from 1100ft on approach to Bromma, Sweden in icing conditions. Subsequent investigations showed that a horn shaped build-up could occur on the tailplane leading edge which coupled with full flap selection would cause the tailplane to stall with catastrophic results. I think also the airframe de-ice had been switched off as per the landing checklist.
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