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Old 9th May 2016, 19:33
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Taking off with MTOW almost always causes structural damage.
Surely you mean max structural takeoff weight. But is it not the case the a/c owe designed with margins in their design? Max structural weight will have a buffer before the undercarriage collapses. For those who operate long-range cargo flights to squeeze every cent/penny out of the flight will clock up huge numbers of max structural takeoffs. It is a very sweeping statement.
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