Originally Posted by
fireflybob
The performance department issued new figures which to their consternation showed higher
I think it was a Danair B737 at Luton that took some of the localiser area with them on take off. There was several factors:- 2/3 knot tailwind but calm used for planning, 50 metres wasted on 180 line up, (no line up allowances in those days), thrust on centre engine was slightly miscalculated and rotation rate much too slow.
It was a Boeing 727 and it was only the valley at the end of the runway that saved the aircraft as the aircraft ended up flying below the runway elevation after taking out the approach lights and the localiser.
Accident report PDF link
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...DRwQjVR1Npo2Cg
Last edited by LTNman; 12th Oct 2017 at 08:24.