411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 6988 times:
It was the same on the B707, except that ALL the leading edge devices (no 'slats' on this airplane) retracted during reverse selection.
This was done so that IF you landed on a slush covered runway, the slush would not then be thrown up under the leading edge devices, where it could then freeze on the cold structure, and thereby cause damage when the flaps/LED's were retracted.
In addition, once reverse was canceled, the LED's extended once again.
Operated pneumatically.
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 6983 times:
Will this slat retraction on the 747 continue to be used on the 747-8 or will the -8 use newer slats à la 767 or 777 along with the one-slotted/double-slotted flaps?
113312 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 537 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 6924 times:
Actually, on the 747 they are LE Flaps. Variable camber Kreuger Flaps to be specific. This automatic retraction during reverse thrust reduces the chance of damage from debris thrown up by the reverse thrust.
411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 6773 times:
BoeingOnFinal From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 476 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 6708 times:
Now is the slat controlled by the flap lever? Cause I've always hear callouts like: "Flap 20", but never seen any slat lever. So how do you for instance take off with only slats extended, or retract the slats during reverse thrust? (I assume that the last one is automatic?)
PhilSquares From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 6705 times:
Quoting BoeingOnFinal (Reply 7): Now is the slat controlled by the flap lever? Cause I've always hear callouts like: "Flap 20", but never seen any slat lever. So how do you for instance take off with only slats extended, or retract the slats during reverse thrust? (I assume that the last one is automatic?)
On the 744 the Flaps 1 position extends the inboard and midspan LE flaps and the TE flaps are extended slightly. At Flaps 5, all the LE flaps are extended. Flaps 10, 20 are the only takeoff flap settings authorized. Flaps 25, 30 are the only authorized landing flap settings.
411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6659 times:
Phil has nicely described the 744.
In the L10, the slats are extended fully as the flap handle passes the 3 degree position, toward the first detent...4 degrees.
With the standard body airplane, the following flap settings are authorized for takeoff...
4
10
18
22
27
Landings are performed at 33 degrees, unless a malfunction dictates otherwise.
The only jet transport airplane that I am aware of that had a separate control (handle) for the leading edge devices was the Hawker Siddley HS.121 Trident...which was, as some might know, the FIRST jet transport capable of complete automatic approach/land (autoland) maneuvers.
Quite a unique design.
Pihero From France, joined Jan 2005, 3499 posts, RR: 72 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 6645 times:
Quoting 411A (Reply 9): the Hawker Siddley HS.121 Trident...which was, as some might know, the FIRST jet transport capable of complete automatic approach/land (autoland) maneuvers.
Factually wrong, but this myth seems to stick : the SE 210 Caravelle was the first.
Vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8228 posts, RR: 28 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 6632 times:
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Quoting 411A (Reply 9): Phil has nicely described the 744.
In the L10, the slats are extended fully as the flap handle passes the 3 degree position, toward the first detent...4 degrees.
With the standard body airplane, the following flap settings are authorized for takeoff...
4
10
18
22
27
On the L1011 (and other aircraft), can you select flap settings between detents (similar to the MD-11 "Dial-a-Flap")? Or do the flaps only start to transit when you reach the next detent?
Thanks...
Oh Pihero, your post confused me a bit. Which was the myth, and which was actually first? Thanks.
~Vik
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Pihero From France, joined Jan 2005, 3499 posts, RR: 72 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 6623 times:
Vikkyvik,
My apologies, I wrote too fast :
The myth is that the Trident was the first jet transport capable of complete autoland.
History shows that the Caravelle obtained its cat III autoland certification on the 28th of December 1968,after having demonstrated more than 1500 successful approaches/landings and the very first in-service cat III autoland was performed by an Air Inter Caravelle III, flying Lyon-Orly on January 6th 1969.
It is true that a BEA Trident 1C performed an automatic landing in 1965, but it was more a stunt than a regulation procedure.
The Trident was certified by the CAA for cat III autolands in 1972, at which time Air Inter had already logged more than 6000 autolands on their Caravelles on revenue flights.
As an aside, the trident system was not an adept of kiss landings ! to the point that the wingspars had to be changed, every automatic landing amounting to a classified "hard" landing.
Regards
David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9220 posts, RR: 42 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 6611 times:
I must confess, I thought the Trident had performed the first autolands in commercial service till Pihero dispelled the myth a while back. I think it came about because some think the Tristar was the first. That was followed by claims that the Trident did it before the Tristar and it was left at that.
Quoting Pihero (Reply 12): every automatic landing amounting to a classified "hard" landing.
And now something else becomes clear. I always thought the French said we had no flair while all the time you meant we had no flare.
Tristarsteve From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 3694 posts, RR: 34 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 6595 times:
Quoting 411A (Reply 9): The only jet transport airplane that I am aware of that had a separate control (handle) for the leading edge devices was the Hawker Siddley HS.121 Trident.
The Trident 1 had a very special leading edge design called 'droop'. It looked like slats but there was no slot. It was very effective as was demonstrated on G-ARPI at Staines when on climb out of LHR the crew retracted the Droop instead of the Flaps, and the aircraft crashed. Soon after that we fitted an interference device so you could only retract the droop when the flaps were fully retracted.
Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 6574 times:
The VC10 also had separate flap and slat levers. Though they were usually locked together they could be easily separated if necessary. I read somewhere that the DC-9 flap and slat levers could be separated, but I don't know this for sure.
Quoting BoeingOnFinal (Reply 7): Now is the slat controlled by the flap lever? Cause I've always hear callouts like: "Flap 20", but never seen any slat lever.
On the 747-200 the cross check call on approach from the F/E is something like "Flap 20, eight greens". The eight greens are the LE flap extended position agreement lights, on the F/E panel.
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BoeingOnFinal From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 476 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 6568 times:
Quoting Tristarsteve (Reply 15): The Trident 1 had a very special leading edge design called 'droop'. It looked like slats but there was no slot. It was very effective as was demonstrated on G-ARPI at Staines when on climb out of LHR the crew retracted the Droop instead of the Flaps, and the aircraft crashed. Soon after that we fitted an interference device so you could only retract the droop when the flaps were fully retracted.
Is "droop" more effective than slats with slots according to lift produced? Slots are there to have lower stall speeds and bigger AoA, not to produce any lift, isn't that correct?
Thanks for clearing up the extending/retracting of slat/flap, much appreciated!
411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 6552 times:
With the L1011, only the detented flap positions are used, no dial-a-flap system on the TriStar.
Many operators of the TriStar only used one flap setting for takeoff however.
SaudiArabian is a good example.
Only 18 degrees was used, mainly for reduced tire fatigue in the very hot ambient temperatures encountered.
Also, for a very long time, only NEW tires were fitted, for the same reason.
Later on, retreaded tires were used (Kliber) with good success.
Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17 Reply 19, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 6538 times:
Quoting BoeingOnFinal (Reply 17): Is "droop" more effective than slats with slots according to lift produced? Slots are there to have lower stall speeds and bigger AoA, not to produce any lift, isn't that correct?
You aren't far out about slats. They enable higher AOA before flow separation and stall and so allow higher lift. The basic lift curve (CL vs. AOA) is not much affected except the stall angle is increased. Trailing edge flaps give more lift at the same AOA.
Droops are somewhere between Krueger flaps and slats in effectiveness. Slats are most effective because the slot energises the airflow and ensures the airflow stays attached at higher AOA. A Krueger flap does nearly as good a job as a drooped LE with a much simpler mechanism.
The A380 uses a drooped leading edge on the inner wing to ensure the inboard section stalls first (outboard sections have slats). For the same reason, the 747 uses Krueger flaps inboard but variable camber flaps outboard.
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