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Old 17th Aug 2015, 13:37
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Otto Throttle
 
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I think that some work was done by one of the operators which suggested that on fully compressed main gear oleos, and a runway with a noticeable humped cross section, that tail strike occurred at less than 6 degrees; 5.7 rings a bell.
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