STEEP PITCH RATE, FUEL MOVEMENT LED TO FATAL 604 CRASH
A pitch rate three times higher than recommended and a fuel system that allowed fuel to slosh unrestricted from one tank to another set the stage for the Oct. 10, 2000 crash of an experimental Challenger 604 during takeoff from Bombardier's Flight Test Center (BFTC) in Wichita, Kan., according to a...
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