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Old 18th April 2013 | 05:29
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Energy management

Big fast jets against slow small gliders?
The total energy of an airliner compared to a glider at approach speeds makes it prudent practice for the glider to increase speed with wet wings. A glider will typically aim to deploy a setting of half-airbrakes for the planned approach to give a plus or minus tolerance on approach slope and speed.
I suspect that the effects of wet wings on a commercial aircraft will be less significant.
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