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Old 1st Jan 2016, 17:51
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The skimming technique was intended for contaminated runways to avoid engine ingestion.
Though the ops manual did mandate a visual compressor check before the next flight, just in case it hadn't.

The other intent of the skimming technique was of course to reduce drag and thereby improve acceleration during the latter part of the takeoff run (a factor in the Bilbao accident).
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