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Old 24th Mar 2016, 21:33
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Courtney Mil
 
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Originally Posted by Rwy_in_Sight
I thought all the aircraft are certified to land at maximum take off weight so that is not a problem.
Not in a full Lima fit Tornado F3 with a total utilities hydraulic failure (actually the entire contents of the hydraulic system were dumped into the airframe) with smoke and you need to get back to Decci to take a cable. Max engagement speed and mass.

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