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Old 26th Sep 2011, 15:08
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Piper_Driver
 
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It probably has no bearing on the accident, but what strikes me is that he lifts off A LOT further down the rwy than anyone else.
Likely because of the shortened wingspan. Less wingspan = less lift = more airspeed required to take off = longer ground roll.

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