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Old 11th Sep 2017, 16:24
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Thud105
 
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Don't blame ya Jim! I wonder what the TAS of 37kt IAS is at 90,000ft? I would think Mach 1 is probably less than 100kt TAS at 90,000ft too, so you can see how the stall speed and critical mach number do converge. I guess a wing like Perlan's would have a pretty low limiting mach number.
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