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Old 3rd March 2008 | 19:38
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fireflybob
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Are all pilots ware of kinetic energy = 1/2 m V SQUARED? If you double the landing speed you increase the energy by a factor of 4. So a few extra knots makes a BIG difference to the amount of energy which has to be disipated during the landing!
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