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Kyle Boatright wrote: "Robert Bonomi" wrote in message servers.com... In article , BllFs6 wrote: [[.. munch ..]] 2.....question.....as you approach the ground VERY closely (lets assume your landing gear are up AND you somehow maintain a constant forward speed AND you maintain the same angle of attack) does the drag GO down or does the lift go up? Both, "more-or-less". You get a 'cushion' of higher-pressure air that is 'trapped' under the wing. Lift is due to the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the wing. _Either_ a decrease in upper-surface air pressure, or an increase in lower-surface pressure will result in increased lift. The trapped air-cushion also acts like a nearly 'frictionless bearing', reducing drag. I've seen a Cherokee 6 use up more than 12,000 ft of runway, due to ground- effect. Full flaps, the stall warning sounding, and aimed right at the 'numbers', get to about 2' above touch-down, and the PIC *cuts* the engine. Not to idle, but _off_. We follow the stationary prop for more than two miles *without* touching down -- then he kicks the engine, throttles up, and goes around for another attempt. He -had- been cleared by the tower for touch-and-go practice. This one was logged as a "missed touch-and-go". It was amazing how -little- speed we lost during that two mile 'float' down the runawy. Only shed about 5 kts. Obviously, this Cherokee 6 had the "eternal motion" upgrade. A Cherokee 6 is a fairly draggy airframe. Assuming no odd circumstances ( i.e. moving from a large tailwind to a large headwind or a severely downhill runway), I'd pay $50 to anyone who could float a Cherokee 6 over 1000' down the runway if the excercise was started with the flaps down, the engine stopped, and the aircraft a 2' of altitude and within 10 knots of stall speed. Agreed, about the airframe, but that big slab of a low wing makes for an impressive air-cushion. *No* odd circumstances, per your list. Main runway at DSM, summer 1975. PIC was check-pilot from the FBO there -- I'm drawing blank on the FBO name, "{mumble} Aviation" I think. Check-flight prior to an XC rental. His entire point of the exercise was the ground-effect issue. 2nd time around, he shows the 'effective' landing technique. Leaves the engine on, settles into ground effect, whereupon he reaches down for the flaps lever, _up_ flaps, and 'thump' onto the wheels. |
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