There is little doubt that If itsairspeedwas insufficient, and particularly if itshigh-lift deviceswere not extended at the low speeds typical of climbing away aftertake-offor of approaching to land, it could enter adeep stall(or superstall) condition, in which the tail control surfaces become ineffective (as they are in the turbulence zone of the stalled main wing) from which recovery was practically impossible. Give Us a Call 239-643-4343 vc disturbance of though processes at the BEA changed their medical examination [47] A young girl was also found alive but died at the scene; there were no other survivors. [57] A captain who had flown Papa India on the morning of the accident flight noted no technical problems, and the public inquiry found that the position of the valve had no significant effect on the system. a sharp rise in blood pressure not more The pathologist could not specify the degree of discomfort or incapacitation which Key might have felt. The Trident, on flight BE 548 and code named G-ARPI, left Heathrow at 5.02pm with 109 passengers and nine crew members. climb and retracting the droops through [14], The danger first came to light in a near-crash during a 1962 test flight when de Havilland pilots Peter Bugge and Ron Clear were testing the Trident's stalling characteristics by pitching its nose progressively higher, thus reducing its airspeed. to 157kts. [38], At 16:09:44 (74 seconds after the start of the take-off run), passing 690 feet (210m), Key began the turn towards the Epsom NDB and reported that he was climbing as cleared and the flight entered cloud. Readout British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels that on 18 June 1972 crashed near the town of Staines , England, soon after take-off, killing all 118 people on board.