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Old 28th Jan 2011, 22:17
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stevef
 
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There's a horribly graphic video (and I'm not going to provide the link) of a large twin doing exactly the same during a take-off after major modifications. Pilot qualifications were questionable for the tests, as were plainly the pre-flight checks. The gust locks were still engaged...
There was a case of locked elevator controls on a DanAir HS748 several years ago at Sumburgh and the aircraft ran into the sea after a failed take-off. The cause of that was unapproved repairs to the gust lock mechanism when foreign registered.
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