Never see that on a Fokker-70.

[LETS FLY]

Hello,

Question about the Fokekr-70.

last time a saw a Fokker-70 landing but it was different. At the end of the aircraft there were 2 things out behind the motors. Normally these things (i dont know the name) only go out when landed with the reverse. Why do they do that?

There was also heavy wind and rain. There was a B737 missed approach because of the that rain and wind.

THANX

[mdieker]

Was the F70 airborne? Then it might have been the speedbrakes. They are mainly used to reduce the speed on final approach. After touch-down (low speed) the speedbrakes are less effective. They also allow the pilots to set a higher throttle/thrust setting on final. In case of a go-around the crew simply retract the speedbrakes (and apply full power). There the engines are already at a higher power setting then normal there will be less sink rate in the beginning of the go-around. The climb out can be a lot steeper which can be useful when landing in mountainous areas.

It's not unusual when the crew make use of the speedbrakes.

Cheers,

Regional

Fokker Services Airline support

[LETS FLY]

ok ,thanx. yes, it was on final runway 27 EHAM, just liek 50 meter flying.

bye

[Budvar]

The speedbrakes on the Fkr 70/100 are very similar to the ones on the BAe 146. They tend on the FKR to be used on landings when there are high winds due to the increment to Vref on the approach which means increased energy over the fence therefore the speedbrakes reduce the tendancy to float in the flare or on short field landings again to reduce the possibility of of a Floater!!!