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Old Aug 8, 2018, 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by fredc84
it's a common technique to 'aerobrake' where you use some of the drag caused by the wings still producing some lift to help slow the plane down.
In an A320 with a 2500m runway? Sounds like an recipe for a tail strike when the spoilers deploy
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