Landflap-a sheltered life
Let's try to put this to bed once and for all-with an example that we can all follow.
DC10. This a/c has a centre under carriage leg. When certified to it's manufacturer's MTOW it has to use the centre leg.
To reduce airport and nav charges this a/c could be flown at a lower MTOW-all certified and agreed by McDonnell Douglas. You could easily spot whether it was at it's higher weight or not as the centre leg was/wasn't down. Not sure how often you could do this, but probably on a sector basis although with my operator it was only on selected routes.
Landflap there's no need to be disparaging to BOAC but if we're gonna get personal...
you really should get out more-or as they used to say-read around your subject.
Last edited by Sygyzy; 21st Dec 2012 at 13:06.