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Old 21st Jun 2009, 05:36
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B747-400 16 feet
By my calculations, that's equivalent to 93m of horizontal disance at 3°. So for the pilots to see 2W/2R on the PAPI all the way down to the flare if the aircraft was following the ILS GS, the PAPI would have to be located 93m further down the runway than the ILS GS ground antenna.
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