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Old 17th May 2012, 17:18
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You will use the least fuel for a fixed MRC speed but as your weight reduces with fuel burn, the AoA has to be reduced progressively. LRC can be flown with a constant AoA but to maintain the best SFC you would step climb to avoid reducing the performance to sub-optimal speeds.
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