Aero 6

Question 1

What’s the minimum takeoff spacing?

Answer 1

2 minutes behind a heavy or large aircraft.

Question 2

What’s the minimum landing spacing?

Answer 2

3 minutes behind a heavy aircraft.

Question 3

How can vortexes be avoided?

Answer 3

By landing after the touchdown point or taking off before the rotation point of the previous aircraft.

Question 4

How does a wind shear increse performance during takeoff?

Answer 4

By having a faster headwind above the shear level than the one below.

Question 5

How does a wind shear increase performance during landing?

Answer 5

By having a tailwind above the shear level that becomes a headwind under the shear level.

Question 6

What can a performance increasing wind shear cause during landing?

Answer 6

It increases lift, pitch and pushest the aircraft above the glidepath. If not recognised and power and pitch are decreased, it can lead to a crash.