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Feb 19, 2002 | 12:37 am

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Here's the follow up:

But many aviators told the Daily News that the Jan. 25 incident could have been a disaster if the temperature had not been just below zero that morning at the airport. Planes fly most efficiently in cold, dense air, they said. In warmer air, aircraft take longer to reach speeds necessary for takeoff.

The Airbus barely made its liftoff using 6,000 feet of the taxiway, several pilots said. If the mercury read 20 or 30 degrees, the aircraft would have accelerated more slowly, said Richard Harkness, a pilot for Era Aviation for more than 20 years.

Full story at: http://www.adn.com/front/story/766173p-818755c.html

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