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Old 27th Aug 2018, 15:46
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Fursty Ferret
 
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Originally Posted by Time Traveller
But extra drag during the roll ... No, not in any significant way.
Except that at rotation you'll need a higher attitude to achieve lift-off, putting you into tailstrike territory.

I've never understood the into-wind aileron on the landing roll obsession. In a PA28, maybe, but any Airbus or Boeing has so many spoilers dumping lift I'd be astonished if the ailerons do anything. Certainly on a modern Airbus both ailerons are deflected upwards symmetrically with the spoilers so if anything you're just increasing your landing distance. Used to scare me when you'd see someone touch the nose gear to the runway and then force the sidestick full forward and full deflection left or right.
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