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Old 27th Jul 2011, 01:21
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SpazSinbad
 
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A-4E/F/G NATOPS says: "...Immediately after the break, extend speedbrakes and retard throttle to 70 percent. Speedbrakes will normally remain extended throughout approach and landing. (Speedbrakes increase the stalling speed approximately 1 knot.)

Optimum angle-of-attack approaches to touchdown will be made... Attempt to control meatball, lineup, and angle-of-attack/airspeed as precisely as for a carrier approach in order to maintain proficiency in this technique."

This A-4E/F/G NATOPS (my own copy scanned with added A4G bits) available here:

http://www.a4ghistory.com/A4G-NATOPS...Searchable.pdf (142Mb)
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