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Old 23rd September 2018 | 04:26
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Originally Posted by ks737
Hey all

Wondering what individual airlines like southwest/ Ryanair/ Turkish etc are using for take off flaps. Fixed or optimum?
Application calculates the best scenario, and optimum flaps are being used in most of the cases, even though , if compare fuel used Flaps1 nad Flaps 5 TKOF on NG the difference reaches 80kg accordingly. For specific scenarios or airport you can choose fixed flaps ....
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