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Old 08-06-2009, 11:13 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO View Post
Most of the newer 737-700s have a max speed of 470ish kts. That’s about 540ish mph.
The specs call a cruising speed of .785 Mach. However they also call a cruising speed of only 514 mph. With the speed of sound at 768 mph...........I'm missing something here...........

EDIT: I figured it out.........the speed of sound at 35,000 feet is approx. 690 mph. .785 Mach gives a speed of 541 mph.

So, clearly SWA is untruthful. The aircraft cannot average 590 mph under any circumstances without a tailwind.
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