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Old 28th May 2008, 21:09
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chris.dever
 
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max air speed.

Flying my MS flight sim B738 CHC=>BNE. Documented Max cruise air speed 320k. Take off and climb all normal. As I approach FL350 I notice that the max air speed decreases. I get OVERSPEED. Moving back to 280k fixes the problem. As I decend from FL350 into BNE, I notice that the Max airspeed (visable on the left hand side of the display) increases. Logic tells me that at FL350 - I should be able to go faster.

My question is - is this a flight sim 'glitch' or is there a reason why at altitude the max speed reduces ?

(yea - I know I'm just a sim jockey )

PS... I did manage to find BNE!
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