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Old 19th Dec 2011, 05:42
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Mahatma Kote
 
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Acceleration?

It appears here that the problem is using a derived figure to calculate thrust based on aircraft mass and runway length.

Surely it's easier to enter known figures - runway length and local windspeed and direction - and let the thrust control system manage the accelleration to achieve a takeoff in the available runway?

This will handle all sorts of situations, such as mistaken TOW as well as factors such as rainfall.
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