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Old 3rd Apr 2019, 13:02
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blind pew
 
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Reverse on centre engine?

Only aircraft that I had tyre failures was the gripper..mainly because they recut the tyres at least 12 times.
BOAC and SR didn't do positive touchdowns on wet runways because they did nowt.
Taught that aquaplaning speed was Sq.root tyre pressure x C, in practice Bllx, tread design, rubber compound have an influence but lift dumpers solve the problem.
Had a Peugeot 204 aqua plane on the hammersmith flyover at 50 mph..and a couple of years ago I took my aprilia rsv4 up to 220kph on the track at Castellet in torrential rain; neither occurrences match the old flight manuals nor vol 5.
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