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This is your captain. Get ready to jump on the hijacker when we land
The Daily Mail ^
| 16th February 2007
| World news section
Posted on 02/16/2007 2:30:16 PM PST by protest1
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To: kachina
My question is can planes land on shorter runways with heavy braking.
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02/17/2007 8:32:19 AM PST
by
Rennes Templar
("The future ain't what it used to be".........Yogi Berra)
To: robertpaulsen
That approach was always fun in one of ATA's L-10's on a windy day....
Or even scarier was TAKING OFF from that postage stamp in that same L-10 on a HOT day...
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02/17/2007 8:43:30 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
(VOTE DEM! You'll Look GREAT In A Burqa!)
To: protest1
** DING **
"You are now free to whale upon the gunman."
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posted on
02/17/2007 8:46:12 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Duncan Hunter 08)
To: protest1
This is a GREAT story...BTTT!!!
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posted on
02/17/2007 8:52:06 AM PST
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: protest1
Mohamed AbderramanObviously a Quaker
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posted on
02/17/2007 8:54:52 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Rennes Templar
I thought they had to gradually slow down. So planes can land and stop on short runways if necessary? The brakes will overheat if applied to the max for very long.
They could give quite a jolt if applied suddenly for a short time and then max acceleration.
The idea was to make him fall down. It worked.
To: kachina
"Planes landing at Midway also have trap doors on the floor in front of each seat so the passengers can lower their feet to the ground and help brake."That's true. And most of the time it works. Most of the time.
"How much of a role that braking equipment played in Thursdays deadly accident wasnt immediately clear, though, and the investigation is continuing."
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