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CargoB Tailstrike At Brussels

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9614 posts, RR: 10
Posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1225 times:

Found this, happened monday, and looks pretty severe:

http://avherald.com/h?article=40f00c5b&opt=0

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PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11134 posts, RR: 63
Reply 1, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1216 times:

Yikes, that is one big strike. Wouldn't be surprised if this one isn't repaired, or is just ferried at low level to be scrapped somewhere.

QF744ER From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1199 times:

I read somewhere recently they were taking a new B744F by year end.

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9614 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1199 times:

Its one of the younger 742Fs, built 1988, so might be worth repairing. But there are some similarly young 742Fs from AF and ANA currently on the market, so it might be wiser to snap one of those.
I wonder why there are so many tailstrikes on 742 freighters. One should think a truly long stick like a 773 would be more prone to it.

OHLHD From Finland, joined Dec 2004, 3962 posts, RR: 27
Reply 4, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1153 times:

Ooopss looks bad. Would be interesting to see the trim sheet.... Smile

MIgAiR54 From Spain, joined Jun 2007, 1279 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1125 times:

Looks pretty severe.

Quoting NA (Reply 3):
I wonder why there are so many tailstrikes on 742 freighters.

Could be because a bad balance.

They will repair, it´s only 20 years old. It´s cheaper than a new one.

WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8476 posts, RR: 78
Reply 6, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1077 times:

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Thank god no one injured.

Quoting MIgAiR54 (Reply 5):
Could be because a bad balance.

Or could be a pilot who just pulled too hard, or entered the wrong Vr and rotated too early and too much... Many reasons.

Looks bad. Poor old 747.

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PhilSquares From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (4 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1058 times:

Quoting NA (Reply 3):
I wonder why there are so many tailstrikes on 742 freighters.

There is no statistical basis for that statement. Normally, tailstrikes on takeoff are the result of either too fast of a rotation rate or wrong takeoff data. The wrong data could be the result of a gross weight error on the load and balance.

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