Aircraft Landing and Takeoff Speeds
Greetings,
This question came to mind recently when spotting aircraft arrivals to LGA runway 4 from Plane View Park.
Does the FAA regulate landing ... and takeoff ... speeds or are they dictated by the aerodynamics of the aircraft themselves?
Those arrivals at LGA 4 seemed to be pretty uniform to my untrained eye. Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)
LANDING SPEEDS OF AIRCRAFT
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Originally Posted by nwafan20
Well, normally ATC will either advise a speed due to traffic, or you will use the standard landing speeds of the aircraft.
Are you saying that each aircraft type can a different landing speed?
What might some of these be ... so I have some idea in this matter? Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)
Re: LANDING SPEEDS OF AIRCRAFT
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Originally Posted by shamrock838
Quote:
Originally Posted by nwafan20
Well, normally ATC will either advise a speed due to traffic, or you will use the standard landing speeds of the aircraft.
Are you saying that each aircraft type can a different landing speed?
What might some of these be ... so I have some idea in this matter? Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)
Well, yeah they have different speeds. You can't expect a Cessna 152 to go the same approach speed as a 747.
As for the exact speed, I'm not really the one to ask, sorry.
Re: Aircraft Landing and Takeoff Speeds
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Originally Posted by shamrock838
Greetings,
This question came to mind recently when spotting aircraft arrivals to LGA runway 4 from Plane View Park.
Does the FAA regulate landing ... and takeoff ... speeds or are they dictated by the aerodynamics of the aircraft themselves?
Those arrivals at LGA 4 seemed to be pretty uniform to my untrained eye. Thanks.
Mike (shamrock838)
the speeds at which an airplane will rotate, take off and land are determined by a, the airplane's weight and engine performance and b, the atmospheric conditions (ie. air temp and press.) the fact that LGA arrivals look to be uniform is that most jets have very similiar approach speeds. the props will be slower, but there will be greater spacing between them and following a/c to allow for that.