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Old 05-03-2013, 08:42 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by 2010SS2SS View Post
Dont think it was a cargo shift issue! The were doing combat take off's where the climb as fast as possible to get out of harms way. More practical reason is that the pilot forgot to bring the flaps up once the aircraft was of the ground and it caused a stall.
Flaps aren't retracted until well after departure and speed increase. Extended flaps were in the correct position for take-off.
Gear was still extended at crash, pilot was preoccupied with controlling the aircraft.
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