Landing at 130 knts, full flaps and speed brakes applied.....lands cool!!!
>From: Chris Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: FlightGear user discussions ><[email protected]> >To: FlightGear user discussions <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Boeing >Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:51:28 +1000 > >Hi there, > >Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 December 2006 19:39, Jeremy Santizo wrote: > > > >>Can anyone tell me the right speed (vertical speed too) for landing the >747 > >>and 737 (i've tried 175knots, full flaps, but something goes wrong >always > >>and i finish in the middle of the city,)and if it has thurst reverse >like > >>the citation, or other way to reduce speed before applying brakes? > > > > Don't use full flaps unless you are at 150kts range. > > > > I normally land at 175kts with 1/2 flaps. > >I find I have to introduce flaps notch by notch on the 747, >ensuring I bleed off as much speed as I can before selecting >the next notch...it pays to begin your slowdown well out from >the runway. The 747 version I have doesn't have speedbrakes >which makes it trickier to balance the attitude of the jet >when the flaps are opening...it has a tendency to lift if >you're carrying too much airspeed. Does the cvs 747 have the >speedbrakes? > >The 737 and 777 are much easier to slow...ctrl-b to activate >speedbrakes (you'll see them rise up on the top of the wings) >then apply flaps notch by notch (watch your attitude, you can >still lift too much if you put too much flap out at too high >a speed, even with speedbrakes)...its not the controlled >speedbrake operation of a real jet, but its better than nothing! > >Only the 777 has reverse thrust, of the big heavies I think, >but its reversors are animated (cool!)... > >Kind regards, > >Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >_______________________________________________ >Flightgear-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users _________________________________________________________________ Live Search en Prodigy/MSN. Todo lo que buscas ahora más rapido http://live.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
