AA to Scrap A321 with wing strike damage
08-02-2020, 09:29 AM
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AA to Scrap A321 with wing strike damage
https://simpleflying.com/american-ai..._recirculation
April 2019 incident. That was really a close call.
The A321 was my favorite Airliner to fly, just because I thought it looked good.
Performance could suck thou. It's been over 20 years and I can still remember how when trying to come down in a hurry you had to slow to 235, retract the speedbrakes, then extend slats, then put the brakes back out. On transcons by the time you could reach FL390 you were almost at TOD.
April 2019 incident. That was really a close call.
The A321 was my favorite Airliner to fly, just because I thought it looked good.
Performance could suck thou. It's been over 20 years and I can still remember how when trying to come down in a hurry you had to slow to 235, retract the speedbrakes, then extend slats, then put the brakes back out. On transcons by the time you could reach FL390 you were almost at TOD.
08-03-2020, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Saabs
Crud. This wingtip strike will be the nail in our coffin for sure....
Sad thing that airplane is worth more scrapped, than operating revenue flights.
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