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Schoolkids tip balance of Qantas plane
A Qantas passenger jet became "nose-heavy" during take off from Canberra Airport because sales staff over-estimated the weight of a large group of primary school children on board by several tonnes. The group of 87 school children had mistakenly been classified as adults during the booking process. It meant they were each assigned the standard weight for an adult of 87 kilogram instead of 32 kilograms for a child, a miscalculation which meant that the Boeing 737 appeared… (www.smh.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is that so out of order?
One of these days, soon I hope, you'll get the hang of how the reply function works on here, and your posts will start to make sense. Until that glorious day though I'm afraid that the only thing I see out of order here is this post.
Perhaps maybe but just a little irritated with basic ineptitude.
I believe there are lower standards of working English with that Australian outfit that published this 'story's for the mind boggles at times.
Surely it was an UNDERESTIMATION!
Surely it was an UNDERESTIMATION!
Ah, you're an English expert I see.
Am I reading this wrong or are the facts backwards?
It states the aircraft appeared nose heavy condition but then says the captain maintained control pressure to avoid striking the tail.
The aircraft WOULD have been nose heavy since the kids were in the back, but the computers would have told the pilots "all is good".
In reality, the pilot would have under rotated (reduced climb angle) since he thought the balance was normal when it was actually forward of CG.
It states the aircraft appeared nose heavy condition but then says the captain maintained control pressure to avoid striking the tail.
The aircraft WOULD have been nose heavy since the kids were in the back, but the computers would have told the pilots "all is good".
In reality, the pilot would have under rotated (reduced climb angle) since he thought the balance was normal when it was actually forward of CG.