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Old 18th July 2001 | 23:24
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FWIW, on the 747 when you're heavy on the drop, eg, ~275 tonnes, you have to add a few miles to the top of descent compared to when you're light, say, 200 tonnes.
That's at the same M 0.85/290kias/250kias schedule.
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