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Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-29-2005, 10:08 PM

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B52 without ailerons?

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Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

I have never in my 30 yrs of airline experience seen your voluminous runway analysis manual. MAXATOG ( maximum aircraft takeoff gross weight ) is calculated for a particular runway considering the...

Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-29-2005, 09:30 AM

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B52 without ailerons?

Views: 9,063

Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

Airlines have been using reduced thrust takeoffs for a long time. It is rather complicated to explain but it basically is assuming a temperature that is higher than actual and using the minimum...

Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-27-2005, 06:48 AM

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B52 without ailerons?

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Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

The 707 never used thrust reversers in the air. They however could use the main landing gear. The early DC-8s could use thrust reversers inflight. The simultaneous use of flaps and spoilers was...

Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-18-2005, 09:15 PM

Replies: 35

B52 without ailerons?

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Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

Your right it had elevons. Can you name any others ? None come to my mind.

The 707 and 727 ailerons, spoilers and flaps operate similar to the 747. There were inboard and outboard flight...

Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-18-2005, 06:21 PM

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B52 without ailerons?

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Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

What airliner has no ailerons ?

Forum: Airplanes - Full Scale

10-18-2005, 06:20 PM

Replies: 35

B52 without ailerons?

Views: 9,063

Posted By HalH

RE: B52 without ailerons?

I would disagree that the outboard ailerons were used only with flaps extended to prevent wing twisting. The inboard aileron was all that was neadded at high speed for adequate control. The...

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