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Old 23rd Oct 2010, 11:00
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Climb and Cruise speeds are the same, at least for a jet that cruises above cross-over altitude.
Hardly.
Even early FMS-equipped aircraft (the L1011 was the first) have different climb and cruise speeds dependant on weight (mass, for our Euroland friends) when the 'economy' mode is selected.
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