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Also, they might not have been directly above the A340 at lowest altitude.


They were very close. See [1]. They were over the centerline of taxiway C, and 85 feet AGL crossing taxiway W. Minimum altitude was 2.5 secs later. There were three planes ahead, an A-340, a B-787 (also 55 feet high at the tail), and some UAL jet of about the same size.

A few feet lower and there would have been a collision.

[1] https://ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA17IA148.aspx




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