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Old 3rd May 2013, 11:54
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GlueBall
 
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A lot of posts here seem to indicate that they moved from the front to the back, but thats not possible, as they are too high for the Q6 positions at the front. the load shift would have only been a few metres, does anybody know if that enough to make the aircraft so tail heavy it cannot be controlled? they are around 28,000 lbs each so it it would be a lot of weight to move, and cause damage to the rear of the aircraft.
The danger is when just 1 forward positioned 28,000lbs vehicle busts out of its restraints and plows into the next vehicle, this would generate a domino effect with simultaneous overload of the rear vehicles' restraints. The rear barrier locks wouldn't be able to stop the inertia of multiple heavy vehicles. The secondary effect would be penetration of the pressure bulkhead and stabilizer jack screw.

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