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Old 26th Mar 2021, 10:06
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ShyTorque

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Originally Posted by grmps
I know folk discredit Fr24 but I happened to be watching the plane after being alerted to the 7700 indication. The “glide” speed (if, as reported in the press, an engine failure) seemed to vary between 250 and 350 until the trace stopped over the sea at around 2500ft, I think. Isn’t that a bit fast?

Or is the whole trace rubbish?
I’ve seen our helicopter doing 360 kts, according to FR24. Its fast, but not that fast.
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