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Forum: Tech Log

4th Feb 2010, 11:16

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Best Glide Speed?

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Posted By CarpetFlyer

Best Glide Speed?

Any technically minded pilots out there who can help me with this?

I've been playing around with Airfoil diagrams trying to understand lift, drag, stall speeds etc.

Using the lift equation, I...

Forum: Rumours & News

12th Feb 2007, 00:01

Replies: 11

Air Turn Back

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Posted By CarpetFlyer

Plenty of opinions and wry comments (which I have...

Plenty of opinions and wry comments (which I have enjoyed). Does anyone know where I can find the facts?

Forum: Rumours & News

10th Feb 2007, 18:08

Replies: 11

Air Turn Back

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Posted By CarpetFlyer

The pax were told that there was " a MINOR...

The pax were told that there was " a MINOR technical problem". Nothing more.
For "minor" problems you don't turn back, jump the queue, land heavy, have the emergency services out, replace the...

Forum: Rumours & News

10th Feb 2007, 07:00

Replies: 11

Air Turn Back

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Posted By CarpetFlyer

Um... Nope... My daughter was on it and she...

Um... Nope... My daughter was on it and she attests to there being other passengers aboard.
She also reports that, included with the emergency vehicles that met them, there were several large, black...

Forum: Rumours & News

9th Feb 2007, 20:49

Replies: 11

Air Turn Back

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Posted By CarpetFlyer

Air Turn Back

American Ailines Flight 545 out of ORD for LAX at 1640 on Sunday Feb 4 turned back shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was landed heavy (no fuel dump) with emergency services scrambled.The aircraft...

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