The Trident was routinely able to descend at rates of up to 4500fpm (23m/sec) in regular service. In emergency descents it was permissible to use reverse thrust of up to 10,000 rpm. Below 280kt IAS, it was also
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7.a. Emergency Descent (Max. Rate) X X X X 7.b. Inflight Fire and Smoke Removal X X X X 7.c. Rapid Decompression X X X X 7.d. Emergency Evacuation X X X X 8. Postflight Procedures 8.a. After-Landing Procedures X X X X 8.b. Parking and Securing X X X X “...
In some flight conditions—descent, preparing to land, landing, and after landing—it is desirable to be able to increasedragto decelerate the aircraft. A number of devices have been designed to accomplish this. These includespeed brakes, which are large flat-plate areas that can bedeployedby ...