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Old 10th Feb 2020, 19:47
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by A340Yumyum
What utter nonsense - I really can't believe what I am reading. The 747 is limited to around 320kts (I know as that's the red tape on my FS). At '800' kts, the wings would definitely fall off; no sub-sonic aircraft could fly that fast, it would break up.
I have looked at all the commercial jet parameters on my flight sim and none of them is certified for anything near 800kts.
As windups go, that's rather a good one !
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