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Old 3rd Feb 2010, 05:21
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RenegadeMan
 
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Are yes Akali, glad to see you're having a laugh too. That photo in PEK is going to make for a very interesting story as to why the pilots continued when it looks as though the tailstrike is so obvious.

For those that haven't seen it look here:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Austrian-Airlines/Boeing-767-3Z9-ER/1646611/M/

Here's another interesting point. If an aircraft tailstrikes whilst taking off in a strong crosswind could the damage be greater because the tail's experienced sideways movement during the skid (i.e. aircraft commences a yaw as the nose comes up and the tail gets scraped along the tarmac and a little sideways at the same time)?
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