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Old 14th Aug 2010, 19:30
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Teddy Robinson
 
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my understanding is that the 5.5 degree slope on 28 is to bring the t/d point nearer to the easterly end of the asphalt, thereby providing additional lda and therefore higher landing weights... someone said geometry ? this would be the bottom line.
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