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Old 12th Mar 2016, 17:47
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Machinbird
 
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The failure lasted two minutes and 36 seconds, after which the temperature of an electric motor exceeded its limit, triggering a bypass of the primary trim control system in favor of another chain of control.
Probably a good thing it wasn't a nose down run away trim. You might have to roll a lot more than they did here to keep it under control.
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