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Old 14th Apr 2015, 12:45
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IAS vs Mach philosophy
Can anyone explain why Boeing has chosen to use IAS over Mach in it's MCP design. Above the crossover altitude, in the high speed, high altitude regime, why, when opening the speed window is the default IAS?
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