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Old 5th Oct 2015, 14:19
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Shirley in a 3-pointer you touch down (by definition) at a higher AoA (in fact only a little above stall AoA), so also by definition, slower than the lesser AoA of the wheel landing? Therefore less runway required in the roll-out to come to a stop.
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