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Question re deceleration when an aircraft lands.

Comhrá · 2014-11-04 13:37:48

I'm not a pilot but I'm curious when watching airliners landing, how much of the deceleration after touch-down comes from (a) the brakes (b) reverse thrust and (c) spoiler deployment. I'm guessing brakes 60%, reverse thrust 30% and spoilers 10% but I have been known to be wildly wrong about this sort of thing before :o…

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#32 09-11-2014 03:23PM

Stovepipe

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The Casa I mentioned was of the Gabon air force and the aircraft went into reverse pitch at about 50 feet and was telescoped when it hit the ground. My former colleagues saw it being rebuilt in Seville and got the story from the training staff.

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