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Old 14th Nov 2010, 05:57
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Chief galah
 
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Going back even further the B727's would do .85/350Kts to 20Nm or the DC9's .82/320Kts to 15Nm. Forget about passenger comfort.
Standard descent speed was .8/300Kts.
Anything below 280Kts would bring strong condemnation.
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