Some of the posts including their references have made interesting reading yet are inconclusive with respect to the original question:
"Mcrit < Mmo for subsonic jet transports?" I have read and re-read Handling the Big Jets chapter concerned and it treats the subject very generically (i.e. not specifically from the point of view of subsonic aircraft).
With reference to the 2 reports:
1.The 728 target cruising Mach is 0.78, the
wing Mcrit is 0.80. Also note that this number does not represent the aircraft Mcrit.
2.The Tornado si firstly a supersonic aircraft thus an inapropriate example, and secondly variable geometry implies a variable Mcrit.
Once again if anyone can shed some light on this, a logical argument based on aerodynamic principles, or a specific reference to a publication would be greatly appreciated. (Specific doesn't mean "read that book" it means a quote or a page, chapter, etc.).
I've started this thread in the hope of finding an answer from those in the know, and not to provide another platform for a slanging match by those that really need to get out more.
I am still hoping...
