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Originally Posted by COLVERT
They closed the flaps too soon if I recall and the lost lift.
I was living only a few miles down the road from that crash site.
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Yes I remember the crash, if they hadn't retracted the flaps and more importantly the leading edge slats too soon it would have been ok. The leading edge slats shouldn't have been retracted unless the airspeed was over 255 knots.
The flaps/slats on the Trident provided very good lift even at fairly slow speeds. The Rolls Royce Speys were a bit noisy and the attempt to keep the noise level within the noise abatement levels could be difficult and pilots got a black mark if they exceeded them.
Russ