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What is the average plane speed of a modern airliner?

20/09/2016 by peter.doornbos@outlook.com

Average Plane Speed. How often have you sat aboard a jet airliner and wondered about the average plane speed and how it is arrived at? Why is it that different speeds are used at different stages of the flight?

Categories Uncategorized Tags 747, Airbus A340, altitude, Boeing 777, climbout, cruise, initial cruise, KIAS, knots, mach, mach number, soundbarrier, speed, takeoff Leave a comment
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