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To: steve86

Is it known what the final descent rate was? Still something like 125 mph?

That’s airspeed, not descent rate...and an almost fully fueled Airbus with no flaps is probably quite close to stall speed at 125 knots (not MPH).

12 posted on 07/31/2011 9:47:25 AM PDT by Phil Harmonic

To: Phil Harmonic

10K feet per minute (1.9 mi per minute) is about 115 mph

25 posted on 07/31/2011 9:56:55 AM PDT by hattend (As always... FUJM.)

To: Phil Harmonic

Yeah, probably. Although I watched an F15 yesterday perform an actual descent rate of over 200 knots (but not for very long).

31 posted on 07/31/2011 9:59:53 AM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))

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