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Old 10th Sep 2015, 21:04
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IIO is a 275tonne MTOW model, one of only four. Whilst it was a light load, LAS is high and hot - presumably the 38*C/39*C temperature at time of incident meant a take-off quite close if not at full thrust.
7Li s a long long runway, 14512' and a slight downhill grade to boot 1.1%

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