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Old 24th Sep 2009, 11:53
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24Carrot
 
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Just ball-park, back-of-the-envelope numbers, so please don't rely on them:

If you touch down at a 10% higher stall speed that's 20% extra energy to lose in the ground roll, which would be about 20% longer.

During the "flare" you have to lose about 10% extra speed energy with maybe a 25% "better" Lift/Drag ratio (which is 25% less drag to slow you down unfortunately) so it could take 30-40% extra air distance. Obviously the wind will affect the distance over the ground.

Some practice on a long runway is probably the best way to find out the real answer...
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