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LANDING DISTANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

... the landing distance needed for each aircraft using the airport must be long enough to permit the aircraft to come to a full stop within 60 percent of this distance, assuming that the pilot makes an approach at the proper speed and crosses the threshold of the runway at a height of 50 ft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
CONT

Lorsqu'un avion va atterrir, il doit passer à 15 m au-dessus de l'origine A de la piste, faire un arrondi, se poser et freiner pour s'arrêter en un point L. La longueur AL est la distance d'atterrissage et la longueur de la piste P doit être telle que l'on ait P [plus grand ou égal au rapport AL sur 0,6].

OBS

distance d'atterrissage : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
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