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Old 23rd Jul 2008, 19:57
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Justin Cyder-Belvoir
 
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And then some aircraft land with the speedbrake deployed.

Vulcan, RJs, Fokker 100 / 70, Buccaneer to name but a few.

Use of speedbrake reduces the minimum drag speed on approach, the engines have to be at a higher thrust setting which improves response in the event of a go around.
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