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Old 23rd Nov 2009, 14:33
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blastcalvey
 
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Hurricane accident.Disorientation in the roll?

Interesting that no one has mentioned the rising ground ahead of the aircraft. This would have given the impression of the nose having dropped far more than was the case and may well have led to the decision to pull through. The continuation of the roll on its original heading should have led to an extremely low but successful recovery. The direction changes in the very early part of the dive show available energy for successful completion of the roll as the report suggests. Sadly, if one studies the accident and the site, these direction changes were the sacrifice of a slim hope of survival travelling in the original direction of the pull through, over a College complex and large numbers of the public in the areas below it.
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