Originally Posted by
nickp
Does anyone remember the 'High level Jet Penetration' approach at Frankfurt in the '70s? Over the VOR at F/L100, outbound on a radial for a teardrop to R/W25. Flying 1-11s we slowed down approaching the VOR because the gear doors were the limiting factor and once the gear was down and the doors closed again we speeded up. I think the track distance was about 18 miles and it was no problem but I may be wrong about the distance.
The U.S. has those wherever jet fighters are based, civilian or military bases.