Bertie the Bunyip[_22_]
January 20th 08, 09:52 AM
Eeyore > wrote in
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> wrote:
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>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>> > "john bates" > wrote in message
>> >
>> > c)Glide distance ... If the problem occurred at 600 feet, there
>> > isn't very much in the world that will affect glide distance
>> > noticeably, except maybe retracting flaps a notch or two. If the
>> > plane is traveling too slow, pitching down to gain a bit of speed
>> > will consume altitude (tradeoff of potential energy). If the plane
>> > is traveling too fast, this means it will be traveling too fast
>> > near the ground, too, and pitching up near the ground will stretch
>> > the glide and bleed off the airspeed so as to delay contact with
>> > the ground. 600 feet is too low for any control actions to make
>> > that much of a difference in glide distance.
>>
>> Retracting from landing to go-around flaps will not mortgage the
>> profile, on the contary! And it would be instinctive especially
>> if no procedure exists. Every inch counts even if little can be
>> gained. Just how far from the runway did they contact?
>
> About 300m from the threshold..
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>
>> Whether they could have raised flap is another question.
>
> I suspect tey may have had other things on their mind in the list of
> priorities.
>
>
>> > I'm very curious to know what happened.
>>
>> I can't see why the investigators cannot come out with a short
>> statement. I mean they know what happenned, it's just a matter of
>> finding how and why.
>
> They HAVE.
Bwawhahwhawh1
Well done cut and paste boi!
Bertie
:
>
>
> wrote:
>
>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>> > "john bates" > wrote in message
>> >
>> > c)Glide distance ... If the problem occurred at 600 feet, there
>> > isn't very much in the world that will affect glide distance
>> > noticeably, except maybe retracting flaps a notch or two. If the
>> > plane is traveling too slow, pitching down to gain a bit of speed
>> > will consume altitude (tradeoff of potential energy). If the plane
>> > is traveling too fast, this means it will be traveling too fast
>> > near the ground, too, and pitching up near the ground will stretch
>> > the glide and bleed off the airspeed so as to delay contact with
>> > the ground. 600 feet is too low for any control actions to make
>> > that much of a difference in glide distance.
>>
>> Retracting from landing to go-around flaps will not mortgage the
>> profile, on the contary! And it would be instinctive especially
>> if no procedure exists. Every inch counts even if little can be
>> gained. Just how far from the runway did they contact?
>
> About 300m from the threshold..
>
>
>> Whether they could have raised flap is another question.
>
> I suspect tey may have had other things on their mind in the list of
> priorities.
>
>
>> > I'm very curious to know what happened.
>>
>> I can't see why the investigators cannot come out with a short
>> statement. I mean they know what happenned, it's just a matter of
>> finding how and why.
>
> They HAVE.
Bwawhahwhawh1
Well done cut and paste boi!
Bertie