13-05-2005, 12:40 AM
Hmm....I assume that's 50 fps sink rate, which..if true...is 3000 feet per minute. Just to give you a rough comparison, a jet landing aboard an
aircraft carrier using a 4 degree glideslope, or thereabouts, and about 105 KTS closure rate to the ship (135 KTS minus 30 KTS of wind coming over the
deck), plunks into the wires around 12 ft/sec sin rate, or 720 ft.min.
I can assure you, this is NOT a KISS landing. Something more like 1 foot/sec sink rate might be closer. Of course, if you're talking about KISS in the
"Keep It Simple Stupid" sense, then ANY landing that results in no loss of life is a good one!!
aircraft carrier using a 4 degree glideslope, or thereabouts, and about 105 KTS closure rate to the ship (135 KTS minus 30 KTS of wind coming over the
deck), plunks into the wires around 12 ft/sec sin rate, or 720 ft.min.
I can assure you, this is NOT a KISS landing. Something more like 1 foot/sec sink rate might be closer. Of course, if you're talking about KISS in the
"Keep It Simple Stupid" sense, then ANY landing that results in no loss of life is a good one!!
Deacon