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Old 7th December 2012 | 14:54
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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The shape of the aeroplane makes not the slightest difference on the approach and landing until it's no longer flying and it becomes a non-flying object sitting on the ground.

Tell that to NASA and every Aeronautical Engineer in the world, because they obviously don't need to worry about the shape of a wing, and all the time they've put into wing technology has been for naught.
darkroom - you have (I suspect deliberately) taken part of my quote out of context.

We're talking about the effect of wind here. If the aeroplane arrived on the ground it fulfilled the requirements for flight while it was landing. Once tied down and the aeroplane becomes a 'land object', different rules apply. Which as I know you know was what I was referring to.

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