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Old 28th May 2005, 14:17
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tightcircuit
 
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Chris wannabe,

The runway remaining from the intersection is around 4200 ft. The max autobrake stopping distance for a 757 at 86 tonnes is just over 4000 ft on a flat dry runway with no headwind but that is from a height of 50 ft. The manual allows 1000 ft to flare and touchdown before braking commences, so a 757 touching down at the intersection and using max autobrake would have stopped with around 1000 ft to spare (in theory). Yes I know it is down hill but the autobrakes try to apply a specific decelleration rate. 1% down only adds 50 ft. Max manual braking is even more powerful don't forget. 757's can stop pretty damn quick when reqiured. Maybe someone could enlighten us on how well the A320 can stop.
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