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3rd Nov 2009, 22:42

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My understanding is:

Max Angle is Max Climb: ie Vmin+5.

Max rate is allegedly CI 0 (although my hunch is that it is less than that). Max endurance is min drag, max excess power, which would better fit the bill for best rate of climb.

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