John From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1367 posts, RR: 6 Posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 3212 times:
Larger jets, landing on a runway of say, 6,000 feet or less. I remember landing in PVD several years back on runway 34, 6,081 feet, it was a 737-200 and they used no reverse thrust, just brakes! As I was leaving the aircraft, I asked the captain how he landed so smoothly and without thrust reversers....his answer FLAPS 40!
Fly727 From Mexico, joined Jul 2003, 1788 posts, RR: 23 Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3181 times:
Indeed the use of a greater flap setting will decrease the landing distance by permitting lower approach speeds, greater drag and a steeper angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
Also not all the aircraft have the same flap configuration. Some just deploy a maximum of 30deg, others can go as far a 42deg or 50deg. In some Boeing jetliners the use of maximum flaps it is not allowed for normal operations, some even have a placard or sticker reminding the crew this condition, to be used only in extreme circumstances such in an evacuation (to help the passengers slide down when escaping from the wings exits).
Also, some Flying Manuals for some aicrafts dictate the need to partially retract the flaps at touchdown to sink the airplane, decrease lift (and with the help of spoilers) increase the braking action and effect of the wheels. In the 727 the normal flap setting for landing is 30deg, immediately after touching down the flap leveler is set up to 25deg.
I have no idea why they used 40deg and no thrust reverses, each pilot after assessing the particular situation has to actuate according to it.
Hope it is useful
RM
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