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Old 6th Apr 2014, 17:17
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J.L.Seagull
 
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A320 with sharklets

Underfire,

No it's not! An A320, with or without sharklets has the same Vapp speed (equivalent to Vref on a Boeing, I think).

Yes, there are some performance, operational and limitation differences, but Approach Speed is not one of them! :-)
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