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Old 6th August 2011 | 10:52
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JD-EE
 
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takata posted the speed graph. It does not show something I expected. In climbing from 35000 to 37500 it should have lost just a whole lot more speed than the graph shows, which suggests the plane was in a rather significant updraft with most of its upward motion being provided by wind energy.

That ought to be food for thought here, too. It would likely be more conflicting or exaggerated data for the PF to digest.
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