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Old 8th Mar 2010, 17:18
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so imagine an engine failure at 2000 feet, speed V2 + 20 (aprox 165 kts) and flaps 5. Which speed would give you the minimum angle of descent? I tried it in the sim and kept the flying speed at 165 until configuring for landing. Worked fine. But I could not get a clear answer to wether it would be better to fly 140 or maybe 180 kts (still in flap 5 config of course). Any ideas?
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