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In all fairness, it picked up twenty knots.
With increased fuel burn, to match! That's what fuel is for. Nothing is free. ![]() Jose -- "There are 3 secrets to the perfect landing. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are." - (mike). for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Jose schrieb:
In all fairness, it picked up twenty knots. With increased fuel burn, to match! That's what fuel is for. Nothing is free. ![]() It's pretty easy to fly faster if you burn more fuel. There's an old joke: What do Europeans do if they want to fly faster? They develop better aerodynamics. What do Americans do if they want to fly faster? They put in a bigger engine. Stefan (Just back from a 700nm trip at an average speed of 100 knots with a fuel burn of 3.5 US gal/h of mogas. Or, in other words, more miles per gallon than an average car.) |
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