Mcrit, MMO etc.
Hi Old Smokey,
thank you for your additional explanation. My flying background are purely military fighter jets and subjects like Mcrit, MMO, best range, and optimum descent etc. are probably less frequently discussed in my environment. Our daily business deals more with corner velocity, turn rate, sustaining-g etc. As I will be leaving the Air Force after 20 years in near future, I am in the process of getting adequately prepared for the interviews at the airlines and consequently I really appreciate comments from experts like you or Rainboe- there are excellent technical books on the market but sometimes they lack detail.
In reference to my original question you mentioned that Mcrit for the 747 is around 0.83 and Long Range Cruise Speed is higher, up to 0.87. As a direct result, MMO must even be higher for this type of airplane. Did I understand the interrelation accurately?