Thread: CO 737 departs end of runway in DEN
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Old 12-21-2008, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Alterbridge View Post
It was reported that the bird was about 2000' down the runway.

The man, the legend, the "expert" known as Mike Boyd was asked how fast the airplane would be travelling at that point on the runway. His reply:

"About 220-230 mph."

Words FAIL me.

Yahoo's latest says the plane veered off 2000' from the END of the runway. I'm not sure what the V speeds are for a 737, and I'm not saying Mike Boyd has anything worthwhile to say -- just wanted to correct that part.

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