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Postby looie » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:16 pm

u know the back at the bottom of the fusalage is slanted. wen a  plane lands shud that bit be aligned with the r/w
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Re: back of the plane

Postby igorski » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:55 pm

Generally the back of a plane is curverd (im imagining an airliner here, if you take a flighter jet then its just flat!) maybe light aircraft are flat.. anyway...

when the aircraft lands, the fuselage should be angled up a few degrees from the ground. If you want a better idea, then do the Landing tutorial in flight sim.  8)
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Re: back of the plane

Postby Nexus » Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:00 pm

Dont believe that angle necessary has to be aligned with the runway, but in general of pitch angle of 4-6 degrees during the flare is normal.
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Re: back of the plane

Postby Ivan » Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:05 am

Upwards slant is for takeoff... and the hardware limiter for going over 15 degrees pitch.
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Re: back of the plane

Postby Nexus » Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:01 am

FYI, most airliners will hit the tail when exceeding 12 degrees (B744, 777, 737-800/900)
15 degrees may apply to the baby Boeing and A318/319...maybe even A320 as they sit significantly higher on the ground compared to the 737s.
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