The temperature column that cut nine knots and stole time
A Kansas City flight crew misreads a performance chart and sets takeoff speed nine knots too low - did they make it in time?The temperature column that cut nine knots and stole timeIn this episode, we follow the moments leading up to a February 16, 1995 ferry flight where a three-engine Douglas DC-8 prepared to depart Kansas City. The episode traces the aircraft's history, the crew's records and the critical preflight calculation that would shape the final minutes - could one temperature column have cost them control?Date: February 16, 1995Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63F N782ALLocation: Kansas…
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