Originally Posted by
HazelNuts39
He actually says 'in this configuration'. Do we know which configuration that is?
He says "..which is the landing configuration" at about 09:40.
Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
As you know, I'm not the best one to answer that, but I've no reason to doubt the BEA figure of Alpha-max = 17.5 deg, which is specific to Flaps 3.
Thanks for providing that info. What has tickled my grey cells is the "
gear down" distinction. While not directly related to the calculation, would the increased drag from the gear require a reduction in maximum AoA in the protected mode to compensate?