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To: hecticskeptic

That kiss is a bounce and it is almost impossible to not bounce a little. If you don’t bounce at all it is called “slick” landing which is the nirvana of landings. It happens so rarely that you remember those landing where “slicked” it.


45 posted on 06/16/2019 7:35:50 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

I would suggest that a ‘slick’ landing is likely more conducive to tyre blowouts than a ‘kiss’ landing... at the moment of contact, I would imagine that at the contact point, the rubber will increase significantly in temperature. Once the wheel is spinning in free air for even a second or so, it gives the surface a chance to cool and when dealing with rubber, this has to be an important consideration.

I’m wondering if the tyre pre-rotation isn’t done because of gyroscopic effects. If the wheels are all turning, this might make it far less likely that a pilot could do a last second correction.....


46 posted on 06/16/2019 7:55:21 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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