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ALTIMETER LAG [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Altimeter lag in the flat spin could have meant that the 8000 feet indicated when they started ejection was actually only 4000-5000, and he may have had similar trouble to McClead reaching the ejection mechanism. His parachute had not been able to deploy in time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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