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Old 16th Feb 2004, 05:19
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Wizofoz
 
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"Oh really!!
And how does it do that?
Aquaplaning is a function of the square root of the tyre pressure"

True when the entire weight of the aircraft is on the tyres. If a landing is "Greased" there is a period when the wheels are in contact with the runway, but the wings are still producing sufficient lift to support part of the weight. This has the same effect as a lower tyre pressure i.e. lower and wider range of speeds for aquaplaning.

Touching down firmly (a good idea at all times) puts all the load on the wheels and deploys the speed brakes in the shortest time, raising the the speed and shortening the range of possible aquaplaning.

By the way Kap,

How come you'll reply on this thread, but not on the one where you couldn't work out which decade an incident report was from?
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