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Old 11th April 2007 | 21:52
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Intruder
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747 on a northern Canada route.

We're mainly limited by fuel temp, but there is an absolute OAT limitation as well. The Operating Envelope chart sez -54 at FL200, decreasing linearly to -81 at 390 and above. I'm surprised to see an UPPER temp limit of -40 at FL430 and above, as well...
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