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Old 12th Jul 2004, 23:48
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Sorry if it was not clear, I am aware t/e are operated by elex motor, (it's not that big for what it does incidentally!!) and that the T/E could be moved if reqd.

The only other thing that no one has mentioned is that obviously with both A and B systems out the gear would have been dropped manually and there would be no bringing it back up if a go-around was needed.

What sort of speed would you be looking at for a circuit in a -400 where the config is slats FULL EXTEND, FLAPS 15, GEAR DOWN, if you had to go-around, and how quickly would the aircraft respond to this, I'm assuming you couldn't just firewall the throttles and I was wondering if you'd have a much higher decision height given the lack of A and B hydraulics.

Excuse my ignorance, I'm a Licensed Eng, and am always fascinated by the flying side of thing's, understanding how you guy's deal with these scenario's can make it easier for me to explain to newbie's why we have these systems/how they work, and there limits.

Thanks again for the good answers,

Eng
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