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Old 8th Aug 2010, 19:17
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All spar-mounted engines, it has to be said, clunck. It's why jets now have pod-mounted engines.

Flying freight in a westwind I used to occasionally fly MMO (360 knots) to a 10 mile final, with a 90º intercept on the ILS. First flap at 240 knots, second at 220, gear at 180 (all the limit speeds) - and cross the fence (still in idle) at Vref. Westwind has less momentum (and much better speed brakes) than a 737 of course ...
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