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Old 19th Jul 2013, 17:59
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Arcsine(1,900/32,000)=3.4 degrees.
Simultaneously the speed must be reduced from 180 kt to 137 kt which, in terms of energy, is equivalent to 600 ft height, i.e.:

Arcsine(2,500/32,000)= 4.5 degrees.

And if you want to be stabilized by 1000 ft it is:

Arcsine(1500/12,000)=7,2 degrees.

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