Could it be possible the engineers/pilots thought it was altitude boosted?
A strange question... they would have to be the most incompetent about..
Very few here would have any doubts about it.
I have never worked on the type but I had a fair idea what power he should be seeing during the take-off.
Turbonormalizing Vs Turbocharging
There is normal take-off figure of 38" mentioned in the TCDS. .....300hp@2500rpm/38"
www.casa.gov.au/casadata/cota/download/VA503.pdf
The video seemed to show a dramatic power reduction though, - the aircraft was struggling to remain airborne.
I have not seen the report. What power setting did he actually achieve ?
I like what RS had to say.
You don't think failure to deliver max-rated power when the throttle was opened would have been any sort of indicator??? THAT was the last line of defence and when the departure should have been aborted, given the obvious failure of all other defences.