aardvark2zz; posted 4th August 2005 17:25. Assuming that a "standard" deceleration on a wet runway was achieved then the touchdown point calculates to the half-runway mark.....
By PAUL KORING
Air France's ill-fated Flight 358 "landed long," far beyond the normal touchdown zone, as the co-pilot struggled to reduce speed and get the big Airbus A-340 on the ground, according to aviation experts familiar with the early stages of the investigation. Data from Pearson airport's ground radar and witnesses suggest Flight 358 was nearly halfway down the 2,800-metre Runway 24L before it touched down......
Actually, the day before today's press briefing, I calculated
50.5% of the runway was used if "standard" wet-runway braking was achieved.
hmmmm, pretty good, if I may say so myself
