range and long range
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range and long range
hi guys
first of all thank you for the useful postings in this forum
I have 2 questions:
1) How dos LRC (long range cruise) change with headwind and why
2) How does range change with headwind and why
thanks for answer
first of all thank you for the useful postings in this forum
I have 2 questions:
1) How dos LRC (long range cruise) change with headwind and why
2) How does range change with headwind and why
thanks for answer
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From: Bishops Castle
I believe that LRC does not change with wind whereas Max range or Cost Index 0 does change with wind. Basically when flying into a headwind the Speed increases and with a tailwind the speed decreases. The FMC on a Boeing calculates this automatically. Old Smokey did a good piece on this a while ago which was a great help in my study for a certain Hong Kong based airline.
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From: Europe-the sunshine side
Who is old smokey?..you must be young here...just do a search by the user,and you'll be amazed..he's one of the best professionals i've ever 'met' ...unfortunately not knowing him in real life ,yet (I hope)..
