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Old 14th Sep 2014, 15:11
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On a programme about the Comet I saw recently they talked about a TO crash at Rome. All survived, but programme said that flight crew were not familiar enough with early turbine acceleration compared to piston engines, and that exact TO angle was crucial.
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