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Dozzi92@lemmy.world âš3â© âšdaysâ© agoNot an airplane fact, but when I took classes for driving ambulances (CEVO), they always cited 35mph as the speed where an ambulance can hydroplane on some amount of water that I cannot recall. Something with surface tension. Iâm not a scientist.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works âš3â© âšdaysâ© ago
In aviation circles they always called it âstanding waterâ here meaning âthe surface is liquid not a wet solidâ Airplane tires also have very simple or no tread at all, so that isnât a factor. Thereâs also the fact that during the landing roll, the airplane is partially or even mostly supporting its weight on its wings still; so at any significant airspeed you donât have 100% of the shipâs weight on the wheels.