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Old 05-26-2021, 09:47 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Don't normally agree with Julian, but his last two posts kinda hit the issue spot on.

Lots of just plain wrong data in this post mostly about how aircraft fly. And yes, I am a pilot, PSEL, taildragger with couple hundred hours in type, who builds weird toy aircraft that has consumed a forest of balsawood trees learning what does not work then learning theory of what does.

landing aircraft on icy runways rely mostly on inertia to stay on the runway and don't use the high-speed turn offs because human brains operate about 3/8 of a second in the past. They overrun the runway end if they can't use the brakes to stop in addition to all the reverse thrust. Stopping tons of something going +150mph in less that 2miles dissipates lots of energy.