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Old 4th February 2008 | 19:34
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David Horn
 
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My understanding is that Mcrit is the highest speed at which no parts of the aircraft are supersonic. So in the context of this definition it wouldn't really matter whether the first part to go supersonic is the wing, or in the case of the 747, the hump.
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