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Old 20th November 2003 | 01:48
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Mad (Flt) Scientist
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I agree, under normal conditions aircraft will exceed the cert requirements.

But unless grossly over engined, all aircraft end up WAT climb limited at some point. And that's when the cert minima come into play.

That min performance case is also likely to be when you care most about your performance - "plenty" and "more than plenty" are both fine, "just enough" and "not quite enough" is another matter
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