For this assignment, first, review the following video, which is a good example of the difference between POH calculated takeoff and landing performance data versus the actual takeoff and landing performance data:
Reality Check: ForeFlight’s Takeoff and Landing Performance (4:14/YouTube)Links to an external site.
Write a paper in which you consider why we would see a difference between POH calculated takeoff and landing performance data versus the actual takeoff and landing performance data. Using Figures 8.1 and 9.1 show examples from Chapters 8 and 9 of your text using the takeoff and landing graphs/performance tables to calculate takeoff and landing parameters. Discuss and support numerically (where appropriate) takeoff and landing performance and data. That means use and describe the equations of motion that govern these phases of flight.
These areas from the textbook may guide you:
Takeoff Considerations
Environmental change of conditions
Obstacles
Slopes
Runway Condition
Surface Contamination
Landing Considerations – Use the equations for the following performance factors from our course text to help calculate example values and support your paper:
Approach speed for a selected landing weight
Drag during landing
Total drag at touchdown (stall speed)
Average drag during landing roll (based on total drag at stall speed – Resources and Inputs)
Residual thrust
Residual power based on the rated power of the aircraft
Thrust at touchdown
Average thrust during the landing roll
Average deceleration during the landing roll
Length of the landing roll
These points may be explained numerically where appropriate:
Influence of altitude on landings
Influence on landing speeds
Influence on landing distances
Difference between landing roll length (as calculated above) and landing distance (as published in a POH)
Influence of landing conditions such as runway material and surface condition, runway slope, wind conditions
Influence of weight on landings
Influence on landing speeds
Influence on landing distances
Conduct research using the Hunt Library. Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words and in APA format. Ensure that you cite your references.
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