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Old 30th Jul 2014, 18:56
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Originally Posted by glendalegoon
the turbulence penetration speed is 285 kias

turbulent air penetration 285 knots or .76

it is not that close to a stall and certainly ground speed is not airspeed indicated

The Problem is that the Radar Returns will be Ground Speed. And a Ground Speed of 280kts is close to or rather is a stall at 31kft (~170kts IAS), depending on exact weight.
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