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Old 19th Oct 2014, 14:30
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Nothing to do with MH370?

The question, as posed, has some mutually incompatible parameters. As fuel burns off, the aircraft will tend to want to climb higher, reducing drag and increasing ground speed. Constraining the aircraft to a single speed and altitude will not result in maximum endurance in either time or distance.
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