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Old 16th Aug 2003, 20:01
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Speedbird48
 
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Thumbs down What, no flaps??

The 146-300 numbers for a flapless were tried by a Far Eastern crew and they found out that the field was not long enough and wrote it off!! The next day BAE got a message from the airline asking what the figures were for a flapless T/O? Not a mention of the noise that was sounding all the way down the runway??

There have been several attempts, all stopped by the "config' warning" for the Canadair CRJ. It was then tried in the simulator and at max weight and cool temp' it took over 9000ft before it would rotate and then flew like 'milking a mouse" in ground effect before getting enough speed!!

The best one I came across, and I was in line behind it, was a DC-10 at LHR that was cleared for immediate T/O and rapidly aborted. They then said "sorry we forgot to start the number 2 engine" with an Eastern Mediteranean accent.

But then check lists are written by fools for fools and most of us have been there, or very close, if we were honest. The Config' Warning must have save many?
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