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Old 2nd Dec 2007, 19:37
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stevehudd....the 757 lands at around 130ish knots, obviously depending on weight, so with wind that strong it will have a grounspeed of only around 100mph.
I know its not relevant to your question, but you mentioned 180 knots, that would be a tad fast.

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