Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River
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The Aircraft's Lower Than Normal Acceleration Rate During Takeoff
The aircraft accelerated at a lower than normal rate during takeoff, requiring 45 seconds and nearly 5,400 feet of runway. Snow and or ice contamination on the wing leading edge produced a nose up pitching moment as the aircraft was rotated for liftoff. The aircraft encountered stall above it and descended to impact at a high angle of attack. It's one of the things they were realizing. How long is the typical runway? One of them here in Austin, I think one is like 8,400 and the other one's like 10,000.
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