I don't understand this type of landing.

[UnAnswerd]

When attempting to land a small, single-engine airplane, the typical procedure seems to be the "three point landing". Apparently, you decent towards the runway, with your nose pointed more/less right at it with the power eventually cut right out. As you get in closer, you round it out or "flare". Now you might be floating a little, perhaps a few feet above the runway. With no power, you keep the nose held up, you run out of airspeed, the airplanes stops flying, and you hit the runway. The only confusing thing about this is why they call it a "three point landing". That term apparently originated back in the days when tailwheels were the mainstream. The airplane was landed in much the same fashion, and all three wheels would hit at once, hence the term "three point landing". While you basically land a tricycle-gear airplane the same way, you sure as hell don't want all three wheels to hit at once. I've done it, and the results were not pretty.

But this type of landing definitely is not used for large jets and whatnot. I can only guess that it would take up way too much space. Also, large jets appear to descend towards the runway while at the same time having a nose-high attitude. This seems very confusing, almost like it would stall. Can you land a small airplane this way??? I know enough about the three point landing, but if anyone could describe this other, special, apparently magical way to land a large jet, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[avbug]

Flame bait, or too much nitrous oxide as a kid?

When attempting to land a small, single-engine airplane, the typical procedure seems to be the "three point landing".

Only if you're in a light conventional gear airplane, or a very poor pilot. Which one is you?

I've done it, and the results were not pretty.

No doubt.

 

[gkrangers]

Flame bait, or too much nitrous oxide as a kid?



Only if you're in a light conventional gear airplane, or a very poor pilot. Which one is you?



No doubt.

Agree with you on all 3 points.

 

[FN FAL]

a caravan with a pod is not a poverbial barn door with a big engine, it's a proverbial barn door with an engine with the barn door turned 90 degrees.

In a crosswind, say 16 gusting to whatever, you plant the upwind wheel onto the runway, then the the nose wheel. Just about the time you remember there's a third wheel, it hits the pavement. Then you reef on Beta for a while as you continue to wage war on the upwind wheel.

Any questions? Fry an egg and say, "this is your brain on drugs", you'll get it sooner or later.

 

[starchkr]

agree with the above...but there are some light singles you SHOULD NOT flare... AC-112/114.

 

[=w=]

Little planes only have have flaps. Large jets have flaps and slats. When in the landing configuration, with full flaps and slats, the large jet is pretty much in the same attitude it would be in with a clean wing (flaps/slats retracted). The difference is it can make more lift at slower airspeeds with the flaps/slats extended.

With a smaller plane with just flaps, basically what happens is you're changing the angle of the wing chord relative to the longitudinal axis of the plane. Basically you're twisting the wing so the trailing edge is lower than the leading edge relative to the airplane fuselage. A wing with slats/flaps doesnt do this... it only increases the curvature of the wing to produce more lift.

Therefore on landing approach an aircraft with slats/flaps will look more nose high than an aircraft with just flaps. Look on airliners.net at the difference between and CRJ-200 and a CRJ-700 on landing approach. The 200 only has flaps and the nose points down while the 700 has flaps and slats with a much more nose high approach.

And a normal landing in a light trainer is not a "three point landing" That's bad. Land on the mains first as you would on any plane... unless you're landing a tail dragger.

 

[macfly]

Any questions? Fry an egg and say, "this is your brain on drugs", you'll get it sooner or later.

Thats not near as good as the one where the girl whacks the old lady after smoking a joint. Unfortunatly, its not as quoteable.

Hey the guy is confused as to what 3 point means and how it applies to nose bangers.

 

[UnAnswerd]

Flame bait, or too much nitrous oxide as a kid?

No. Maybe I was given erroneous information. Freakin' smart-ass.

Only if you're in a light conventional gear airplane, or a very poor pilot. Which one is you?

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that if you took a conventional geared airplane, and a tricycle-geared airplane, and completely disregarded the configuration of the gear, both airplanes are landed basically the same way....in a nose-high attitude at a speed at or near stalling.

 

[FN FAL]

Thats not near as good as the one where the girl whacks the old lady after smoking a joint. Unfortunatly, its not as quoteable.

Not only that, but the girl can't land a pod laden Caravan.

On that same note, I can only say, "16 gusting to whatever".

And if by saying "16", I meant 20 and by saying "whatever" I meant 30, I didn't mean to imply that "gusting" meant "gusting".

 

[macfly]

No. Maybe I was given erroneous information. Freakin' smart-ass.



I may be wrong, but it seems to me that if you took a conventional geared airplane, and a tricycle-geared airplane, and completely disregarded the configuration of the gear, both airplanes are landed basically the same way....in an nose-high attitude at a speed at or near stalling.

I agree with you on both counts.