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Old 06-17-2009, 09:47 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE View Post
In a Jetstream (Garrets) it'd take at least 15-30 seconds for them to stop spinning, not sure about this airplane but it seems like they're shutting it down some 5 seconds before the emergency doors open up...
The Dornier engines take forever to spin down. it's also very squirrelly on landing so if they got the "shakes" its possible that it just gets worse and worse. the wheelbase is only 1' wider than that of a cessna 172!!

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