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RE: Europa-List: Impact of MUW in cruise speeds

Subject: RE: Europa-List: Impact of MUW in cruise speeds
From: Alan Stewart <alan.stewart@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:22:26

I clocked my best ever ground speed @ circa 182 knots (210mph) in steady
descent over the English Channel 5000 ft about 3 years ago. When I
levelled out it fell to around 162 knots, engine firewalled at 5700RPM.
Guaranteed, and recorded on my GPS !

..on that basis, I figure the tailwind component must have been IRO 30
knots.




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