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Old 1st Oct 2006, 14:35
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CaptainSandL
 
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Scurvy,

The mods for the SFP include the following:

• Flight spoilers to be capable of 60 degree deflection on touchdown by addition of increased stroke actuators. This compares to the current 33/38 degrees and will reduce stopping distances by improving braking capability.
• Slats to be sealed for take-off to flap position 15 (compared to the current 10) to allow the wing to generate more lift at lower rotation angles.
• Two-position tailskid that extends an extra 127mm (5ins) for landing protection. This allows greater angles of attack to be safely flown thereby reducing Vref and hence landing distance.
• Main gear camber (splay) reduced by 1 degree to increase uniformity of braking across all MLG tyres.
• Reduction of engine idle-thrust delay time from 5s to 2s to shorten landing roll.
• FMC & FCC software revisions.

There may be others that I don’t know about but I would doubt that they would be significant. My point is that none of the above should have any effect on stall margins on a clean wing.

S&L
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