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Old 16th Jul 2002, 02:43
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All the aircraft I have flown have been able to "clock" the VSI at over 6000 fpm on an emergency descent. The Westwind (which has a very good set of airbrakes) I once timed at 12,000+ fpm, so your expidite ROD + 10 % may be a little conservative.
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