Tuesday, May 10, 2011
747-8 Brake Test
Look at the bottom of the fuselage back towards the tail and you'll see a plate attached to the aircraft. I believe that is the skid plate for the "minimum unstick" tests, where they determine the absolute minimum speed that the airplane will leave the ground.
You can see that in this video of a MD-87 performing a "Vmu" test:
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I wouldn't have thought it possible to drag a MD82 off in less than 900' of runway ( based on the distance remaining signs ). Amazing.
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