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Old 19th July 2009 | 22:05
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Coldbear
 
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square root

The answer is simple math. It's a relative....

(I don't know the mathematical background)

sqrt(new weight/old weight) <=> sqrt(845/500) is 1.3 which is then multiplied by 100kts(old speed) to get 130kts(new speed)

hope this helps

Martin
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