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Old 8th Feb 2016, 13:19
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Drag curve and Vref.

Do modern commercial transport aircraft operate on the back side of the drag curve during the approach or are their typical approach speeds, say 1.23x VS1G/ 1.3x VS0 + wind corrections, found at the front or bottom of the curve, rather than the back?

How does flap affect the curve itself? I know I should remember this from my ATPL studies but I don't.
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