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Old 1st Jan 2013, 19:26
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One of the reasons all modern airliners have to demonstrate a takeoff during which the fuselage rear end has been dragged along the ground from as low a speed as the controls will allow it to be placed there is to demonstrae that you cannot accidentally stall the wing on the ground and prevent unstick. This requirement being a legacy of a Comet 1 accident back in the 50s.

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Overall an excellent response, but I was not aware of that last bit at all. Very enlightening. Thanks for sharing.
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