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Is the normal landing a 1-engine landing? If so, is the advantage of a 3-engine landing that it requires less fuel due to having a much shorter 'suicide burn'?
by rocqua 9y ago
Is the normal landing a 1-engine landing?
If so, is the advantage of a 3-engine landing that it requires less fuel due to having a much shorter 'suicide burn'?
- dtparr 9y agoYes, and yes. The less time you're in the air, the less fuel needed to counter gravity's continual pull, so the most efficient landing burn is basically the highest acceleration you can handle without coming apart such that your velocity hits 0 as your altitude does.
- TimTheTinker 9y agoWhat’s a “suicide burn”?