High Speed Climb
I am trying to find documentation supporting the theory that a high speed climb will result in better fuel economy over the course of a trip.
Although I have never seen it in writing, I was taught that climbing a swept-wing jet at around 300kts to cruise altitude resulted in the a/c being further down-range and created an overall increase in performance of the wing post FL280.
I have proven this to myself numerous times on the DC-9, DC-8, A-320 and even on corporate jets with supercritical airfoils.
My problem is convincing people that in most cases a high-speed climb is more efficient in terms of fuel burn and time enroute.
Anyone know of a publication that can support this theory?