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Part 1: How Flight Simulator Platforms Handle the Boeing 737

Flying Magazine

Originally designed as a short range commuter jet, with the little “rocket” engines slung under the wings, the smaller 737-100 series was born out of the larger, first passenger jetliner to make its mark—the four-engined Boeing 707. We can’t forget the luxurious Boeing Business Jets either. It lacks any reverse thrust sound.

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Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

Fear of Landing

. […] There are many checks and balances which should catch a slip like this, as the wrong weight has serious consequences: not just that the airspeed is too high or low for rotation, but that all of the V-speeds are off, which affects go/no-go decisions. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa.