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Old 6th Aug 2009, 04:19
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Now this is going back far too long but 166 knts is well and truly stuck in my grey cells. (gray to you of course)
I mostly flew the long body models -300/320/420 series, the only short body model I flew was the -138B (ex-Qantas).
With these long body models (at reasonable weights) the airplane would climb very slowly (2-engines out, same side) with flaps at 14/17 or 20.
Flaps 30?
Not a chance.
Downhill, until the flaps were retracted, part way.

707, one tough 'ole bird.
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