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Old 17th Nov 2015, 16:38
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As soon as the main gear starts to extend the oleos, I suspect that the WOW circuit is opened and that allows the gear to start the retraction cycle. If this the lift from the wing is not enough to get the aircraft of the runway, it will settle back tail first. Seen it before...

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