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Old 29th Dec 2006, 14:11
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Beech19
 
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Hydroplanning

When calculating hydroplanning, i have always used the 9x square root of tyre pressure. However, i have been told that only really applies to Dynamic hydroplanning, and that reverted rubber and viscous hydroplanning can happen at far lower speeds, especially on contaminated and smooth runways.
While flying in SE Asia, in a small turboprop without anti-skid fitted, during the monsoon we always made sure of positive landings as a guard against aquaplanning, and kept a sharp eye on the speed while applying brakes, fortunatly we had very long runways.

My question is, is there a another formula for calculating the hydroplanning speeds for Viscous and reverted rubber? And if not, are there any specialised techniques i encounter this problem?

Thanks in advance
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