United planeides off runway at Bush Airport
03-08-2024, 11:42 AM
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It handles fine in my opinion except on wet runway paint with months of rubber buildup, just like every transport jet. As far as handling goes, an MD11 with an aft CG is just about the worst plane out there. 737 is docile comparatively.
03-08-2024, 11:46 AM
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The junior MadDog also did its best to be just like its daddy!
03-08-2024, 02:26 PM
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It sounds like they just wanted to roll to the end and the tower told them to keep the speed up:
https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/17...t5AKWTG3s4Eibw
https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/17...t5AKWTG3s4Eibw
recently and they told me to expedite taxi. 3 planes go around because aircraft are going slow to find the taxiway. And ATC is clueless. I’m configured with flaps and make me accelerate to 250 retract flats for 1 minute only to slow to 170 after that. ATC will be probable cause for next accident.
03-08-2024, 02:30 PM
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we need a new thread about incompetent ATC instructions. It was 1000 rvr in MCO
recently and they told me to expedite taxi. 3 planes go around because aircraft are going slow to find the taxiway. And ATC is clueless. I’m configured with flaps and make me accelerate to 250 retract flats for 1 minute only to slow to 170 after that. ATC will be probable cause for next accident.
recently and they told me to expedite taxi. 3 planes go around because aircraft are going slow to find the taxiway. And ATC is clueless. I’m configured with flaps and make me accelerate to 250 retract flats for 1 minute only to slow to 170 after that. ATC will be probable cause for next accident.
03-08-2024, 02:30 PM
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MD-80 had a very low percentage of weight on the nose gear. That's how they were able to use the roller bag tires on the nose gear. Lots of MD-80's went skidding over the years even with the engines being fuselage mounted (differential split N1 still rotated the airplane!).
None of them are cars or race cars when it comes to cornering capability.
None of them are cars or race cars when it comes to cornering capability.
03-08-2024, 02:34 PM
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