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12th Apr 2012, 22:36

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Lima Juliet

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The maths is quite easy. If doing ~700kts (M1.0) then that's 10nm/minute, so 12 minutes. At ~1400kts (M2.0) then that's 20nm/minute so 6 minutes.

It also depends on what alert status the crews are on - that's the classified bit (along with aircraft fit and its real performance). So guessing how long it will take is GCSE 'time, speed and distance problems' and not going to get you locked up in the Tower!

Obviously, the 'opsec outrage police' will soon say otherwise...

LJ

EDIT: Make that ~700mph and ~1400mph rather than "kts" as I erroneously typed last night - oops!

(thanks to Ex Douglas Driver for noting my error

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