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Old 23rd Jun 2007, 08:16
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ftrplt
 
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Yes you are correct; 'wet' and 'contaminated' wet is differentiated by whether water is pooling on the runway.

Therefore, wet is not considered contaminated; contaminated is snow, slush or standing water.

In a wet (and dry) scenario your are considering how well you can brake on the runway remaining following an engine failure; i.e lower your V1 as it is safer to go than it is to brake to a stop (generally!!).

In a contaminated scenario you are concerned with how well you can accelerate from V1 following an engine failure; i.e higher V1 as it is easier to brake to a stop than it is to accelerate to rotate.

(simplistic, but pertains to the original question! When you start talking about maximising takeoff weight you are opening a whole new set of considerations)
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