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German investigators’ preliminary findings show brake-pedal inputs during the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9’s high-speed takeoff roll at Munich. The aircraft rotated below V1, overran the runway onto grass and struck runway equipment, sustaining substantial fuselage damage in the tail-strike accident.
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German investigators’ preliminary findings show brake-pedal inputs during the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9’s high-speed takeoff roll at Munich. The aircraft rotated below V1, overran the runway onto grass and struck runway equipment, sustaining substantial fuselage damage in the tail-strike accident.
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