As the aircraft closed to within. about 10 ft of the runway, the co-pilotâs sidestick was. moved rapidly to the fully forward position, before. moving to the fully aft position, Figure 1, Point B. The. aircraft responded, de-rotating rapidly at 4.5Â°/second. before touching down at a pitch attitude of about 1Â° nose.
Guinea-Bissau is bounded by Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It includes the BijagÃ³s (Bissagos) archipelago and other islands that lie off the coast.
Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. As of 2015, the country has an estimated population of more than 845 thousand.