LandingDistance:

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% Computes landing distance.

   Set cL to zero eliminate lift. muR is generally 0.4 for braking.

   t is for thrust reversing.

   Type LandingDistance for a demo.
   Since version 5.
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   Form:
   sL = LandingDistance( m, vL, t, cL, cD0, muR, hB, d, rho )
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   Inputs
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   m              (1,1)  Mass (kg)
   vL             (1,1)  Landing velocity (m/s)
   cL             (1,1)  Lift coefficient
   cD0            (1,1)  Drag coefficient
   muR            (1,1)  Rolling resistance
   hB             (1,1)  Altitude/wing span
   d               (.)   Drag data structure
   rho            (1,1)  Atmospheric density (kg/m^3)

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   Outputs
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   sL             (1,:)  Landing distance (m)

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   Reference: Anderson, J. D., "Introduction to Flight 3rd Edition,",
              McGraw-Hill 1989, pp 324-326.
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ACPro: ACPerformance/StallVelocity

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