Saturday, July 2, 2011

L-1011 General Aircraft Characteristics: Visibility at Touchdown and Rollout (25-34)


At touchdown, the Pilot's eye reference is about 34 feet above ground level. As the nose settles to the ground, the eye level of the Pilot drops to 19 feet above ground level.

At touchdown the first 157 feet of the the runway are obstructed by the aircraft nose.

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