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Why can't wing-mounted spoilers be used to steepen approaches?



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InWhat prevents aircraft with a tailcone APU from using tail-mounted airbrakes?When can spoilers be used on airliners?Why do planes make landing approaches at significantly varying heights?If airplanes can't use reverse thrust in flight, what am I hearing?Do flaps have a maximum speed limit but spoilers don't? Why?Why do spoilers seem to be slightly activated during take off?Why is the pilot in this video retracting the spoilers so shortly after landing?Why don't some spoilers plates fully open in most airliners?Why do outboard spoilers deploy more than the inboard spoiler on the A320?Are ASR and PAR approaches commonly used in Europe?Is the callout “minimums” on the 737 used to describe DH on precision approaches










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In a comment on this answer to my previous question about tail-mounted airbrakes (lack of), @JohnK states:




You won't see flight spoilers (speed brakes) being used to steepen approaches. You have to be 10kt above Vref to extend them on a CRJ900 and you shouldn't be that hot in the first place, and you aren't allowed to use them at all below 300 ft.




Why do you have to be going abnormally fast to slow down with the spoilers, and why can't they be used at low altitude (especially given that, just like with airbrakes, it would seem to me like spoiler extension would be a safer method of slowing down than pulling the throttle all the way back would be, since, should a go-around become necessary, the spoilers can retract a lot more quickly than the engines can spool up from idle to TOGA)?










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    Engines are never at idle on approach until the landing flare for that exact reason.
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In a comment on this answer to my previous question about tail-mounted airbrakes (lack of), @JohnK states:




You won't see flight spoilers (speed brakes) being used to steepen approaches. You have to be 10kt above Vref to extend them on a CRJ900 and you shouldn't be that hot in the first place, and you aren't allowed to use them at all below 300 ft.




Why do you have to be going abnormally fast to slow down with the spoilers, and why can't they be used at low altitude (especially given that, just like with airbrakes, it would seem to me like spoiler extension would be a safer method of slowing down than pulling the throttle all the way back would be, since, should a go-around become necessary, the spoilers can retract a lot more quickly than the engines can spool up from idle to TOGA)?










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    Engines are never at idle on approach until the landing flare for that exact reason.
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In a comment on this answer to my previous question about tail-mounted airbrakes (lack of), @JohnK states:




You won't see flight spoilers (speed brakes) being used to steepen approaches. You have to be 10kt above Vref to extend them on a CRJ900 and you shouldn't be that hot in the first place, and you aren't allowed to use them at all below 300 ft.




Why do you have to be going abnormally fast to slow down with the spoilers, and why can't they be used at low altitude (especially given that, just like with airbrakes, it would seem to me like spoiler extension would be a safer method of slowing down than pulling the throttle all the way back would be, since, should a go-around become necessary, the spoilers can retract a lot more quickly than the engines can spool up from idle to TOGA)?










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In a comment on this answer to my previous question about tail-mounted airbrakes (lack of), @JohnK states:




You won't see flight spoilers (speed brakes) being used to steepen approaches. You have to be 10kt above Vref to extend them on a CRJ900 and you shouldn't be that hot in the first place, and you aren't allowed to use them at all below 300 ft.




Why do you have to be going abnormally fast to slow down with the spoilers, and why can't they be used at low altitude (especially given that, just like with airbrakes, it would seem to me like spoiler extension would be a safer method of slowing down than pulling the throttle all the way back would be, since, should a go-around become necessary, the spoilers can retract a lot more quickly than the engines can spool up from idle to TOGA)?







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    Engines are never at idle on approach until the landing flare for that exact reason.
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    Engines are never at idle on approach until the landing flare for that exact reason.
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Engines are never at idle on approach until the landing flare for that exact reason.
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They can. The Airbus A318 does this in steep approach mode. You can see spoilers extended in this video of a landing at London City Airport.



Going back further, the Lockheed L-1011 did this with a system called Direct Lift Control. When landing flaps were selected, spoilers raised a set amount. Small movements on the yoke raised or lowered the spoilers instead of adjusting the elevators. This made for a very smooth approach and landing.



The common point is that both these aircraft use electronics for spoiler control. It's too complicated to do this in a cable flight control system. You need to have the system retract the spoilers quickly in cases like go-around and stalls. As I recall, steep approach mode on the A318 activates a different set of gains on the flight control loops for better handling qualities in that configuration.



Finally, a number of fighters have the same system, and some glider pilots do this manually.






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    They can. The Airbus A318 does this in steep approach mode. You can see spoilers extended in this video of a landing at London City Airport.



    Going back further, the Lockheed L-1011 did this with a system called Direct Lift Control. When landing flaps were selected, spoilers raised a set amount. Small movements on the yoke raised or lowered the spoilers instead of adjusting the elevators. This made for a very smooth approach and landing.



    The common point is that both these aircraft use electronics for spoiler control. It's too complicated to do this in a cable flight control system. You need to have the system retract the spoilers quickly in cases like go-around and stalls. As I recall, steep approach mode on the A318 activates a different set of gains on the flight control loops for better handling qualities in that configuration.



    Finally, a number of fighters have the same system, and some glider pilots do this manually.






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      They can. The Airbus A318 does this in steep approach mode. You can see spoilers extended in this video of a landing at London City Airport.



      Going back further, the Lockheed L-1011 did this with a system called Direct Lift Control. When landing flaps were selected, spoilers raised a set amount. Small movements on the yoke raised or lowered the spoilers instead of adjusting the elevators. This made for a very smooth approach and landing.



      The common point is that both these aircraft use electronics for spoiler control. It's too complicated to do this in a cable flight control system. You need to have the system retract the spoilers quickly in cases like go-around and stalls. As I recall, steep approach mode on the A318 activates a different set of gains on the flight control loops for better handling qualities in that configuration.



      Finally, a number of fighters have the same system, and some glider pilots do this manually.






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        They can. The Airbus A318 does this in steep approach mode. You can see spoilers extended in this video of a landing at London City Airport.



        Going back further, the Lockheed L-1011 did this with a system called Direct Lift Control. When landing flaps were selected, spoilers raised a set amount. Small movements on the yoke raised or lowered the spoilers instead of adjusting the elevators. This made for a very smooth approach and landing.



        The common point is that both these aircraft use electronics for spoiler control. It's too complicated to do this in a cable flight control system. You need to have the system retract the spoilers quickly in cases like go-around and stalls. As I recall, steep approach mode on the A318 activates a different set of gains on the flight control loops for better handling qualities in that configuration.



        Finally, a number of fighters have the same system, and some glider pilots do this manually.






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        They can. The Airbus A318 does this in steep approach mode. You can see spoilers extended in this video of a landing at London City Airport.



        Going back further, the Lockheed L-1011 did this with a system called Direct Lift Control. When landing flaps were selected, spoilers raised a set amount. Small movements on the yoke raised or lowered the spoilers instead of adjusting the elevators. This made for a very smooth approach and landing.



        The common point is that both these aircraft use electronics for spoiler control. It's too complicated to do this in a cable flight control system. You need to have the system retract the spoilers quickly in cases like go-around and stalls. As I recall, steep approach mode on the A318 activates a different set of gains on the flight control loops for better handling qualities in that configuration.



        Finally, a number of fighters have the same system, and some glider pilots do this manually.







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