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Old 13th Mar 2012, 08:57
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Another factor is time on the runway - If the aircraft touches down at 120kts groundspeed in no wind it will reach its runway exit sooner than if there's a headwind of 20 kts (td speed 100kts) - this can be a big factor if the runway exits are widely spaced, adding as much as 20 seconds or more to the rollout.
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