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  • The co-pilot, according to the report, initially tried to regain control by quickly pulling back on the controls but then pushed the nose down and reached a dangerous " overspeed " condition, with various warnings going off in the cockpit.

    Report Cites Andy Pasztor 2010

  • When every forward spends time banging bodies in the offensive zone in Gordon's "overspeed" system, it has compensated for their overall lack of size.

    Long Island Press Michael McEnaney 2010

  • GM and union officials have figured out how to "overspeed" parts of the assembly line so they can be slowed temporarily later.

    Autoblog 2009

  • For certain aircraft types, this amendment also required actions necessary to ensure that the pilots are able to silence certain erroneous warnings of overspeed and stall.

    United Air Temporarily Grounds Its 757 Fleet Susan Carey 2011

  • In heavy cover I couldn't see the bird well enough to overspeed it.

    It's All About Tempo 2009

  • In heavy cover I couldn't see the bird well enough to overspeed it.

    It's All About Tempo 2009

  • More than two minutes prior to the crash, when the A330 was flying too slow to maintain lift and was plummeting toward the water in an aerodynamic stall, the junior pilot "said that he thought they were in an overspeed situation," according to the report.

    Investigators Detail Pilot Lapses In 2009 Air France Crash Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The engines overspeed with the rotor blades at flat pitch.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • The engines overspeed with the rotor blades at flat pitch.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • The engines overspeed with the rotor blades at flat pitch.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

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