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Old 27th Mar 2009, 19:52
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Piper19
 
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3REDS, jet engines don't spool up as fast as your cessna engine. The MD11 has a lot more speedbrakes than your Cessna thus more pitch change involved. The MD11 has a slight heavier weight than your Cessna thus more inertia to cope with. Already some big reasons for different handling techniques. Only MD11 pilots can say us what normal procedures are.
I agree on the fact that the initial nosewheel strike caused so much damage that the a/c was uncontrolable after that. Maybe even the a/c rolled left because of wing spar broken.
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