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Old 13th Jul 2012, 07:25
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blind pew
 
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The aircraft was ill thought out and broke Fokker.
Besides the terrible noise from the packs which were prone to icing and strong vibrations - so severe that it triggered a eng vibration warning after lift off out of Madrid in summer; then there was silly freight compartment - too small as well as the doors - so baggage was either left behind or stuffed into the cabin.
Badly engineered gear - SR troubleshooter refused to accept it. One collapsed at Geneva and the replacement ( marchetti?) collapsed with the press on board.
Add to that the thick wing reduced MNO which meant that we couldnt get our cruise levels because of blocking the airway so were forced to fly lower.
Airbrakes were either in or out so to deploy them and not upset the pax we had to pull the nose up, slow the aircraft, deploy the brakes at the same time as pitching down.
Swissair gave the fleet to LX who promptly sold them...says it all.
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