Although one witness reported that the airplane was "corkscrewing," most, including the pilots and the controllers, were certain that the airplane did not spin during its descent into the lagoon. Is the pound usefull load before Full fuel or after??? Beech N Owner's Manual part A3. The landing gear and flaps were found to be in their retracted positions at the time of impact. The cowlings might provide extra lift because of the curve surface but I'm only guessing because the Excalibur conversion takes longer to get off the runway.
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