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document.write( "His distance on the ground from the touchdown point is 10000*cot(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 143007 feet =~ 23.52 nautical miles (planes use knots and nautical miles)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance along the glide path = 10000*csc(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 143356 feet =~ 23.58 nautical miles\r<BR>\n" );
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