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Old 4th September 2001 | 20:35
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Mad Dog 11
 
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Question Why does a light aircraft descend faster than a heavy one?

I still can't figure it out. Why does the B737 sink faster when its light versus when it is heavy, using a constant speed. I would imagine that to maintain the same speed during descent, a heavy aircraft would need less angle of attack thus decreasing its ROD but it is not very clear to me. Is this a correct assumption? Anyone who could explain this one to me??
Thanks,

MD
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