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Old 5th Jul 2009, 16:15
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Will Fraser
 
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Given the pic of the Fuji B707 and B-70, (not that they are representative), rotation in a fully developed flat spin would seem to be almost nonexistent. Any rotation would add asymmetric lift (especially to a swept wing design) and tend to revert the a/c to a conventional spin.

BEA's statement re: flat and nearly vertical impact is sustained by the reasoning that dictates virtually nil or nil rotation.
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