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Old 16th Feb 2018, 18:28
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Still, long range cruise DOES NOT equal ECON SPEED! It only gives you max SFC (or actually 99% of max SFC), ie. min fuel consumption per miles flown. It does not take into account maintenance and time related cost. The ECON speed will be somewhat higher than Max Range Cruise. The higher the time-related cost, the higher the ECON speed.
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