Front Runner:
I am really sorry that you feel that I am a "self proclaimed DC10 exprt and Red Arrow ace".
The fact of the matter is that I flew the DC-10 for eight years which, I suspect, is eight years longer than you managed.
Since you are obviously still having great difficulty sorting out the difference between slats and flaps I quote the following:
Flap Placard Speeds Flap Position Limiting Speed
(VFE/MFE) 0 - 5 260 knots
MFE - .51M 5 - 15 250
15 - 25 210
25 - 35 185
35 - 50 170
Slats Extended Slat Position Limiting Speed
Auto-Extend 260 knots/0.75M
Take Off 260 knots/0.51M
Landing 214 knots/0.51M
There is absolutely no mention about lowering flaps above 20,000 feet.
In any event, if you think about it, why on earth would anyone who has ever been within 8,000 nautical miles of a DC-10 want to lower the flaps at such a ridiculous altitude?
The flaps don't go out until the slats are already out and that is pretty late in the game.
By the way, another nice thing about the DC-10 was that you could throw the gear out at 300 knots IAS which was quite handy if ATC left you high and fast.
Finally, could you please explain your Red Arrows comment?
Last edited by JW411; 26th Mar 2010 at 19:41.