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Old 5th Mar 2021, 06:54
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DaveReidUK
 
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For a given turn rate (i,.e. degrees per second), the turn radius increases with forward speed, so I would expect that a Compton-type departure by Concorde from 09 (or 10) would use a lot of airspace. There may also have been ATC reasons for a wide turn.
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