Byron is wrong. Not by much. But he's still wrong
My premise is that high speed descents are inefficient because parasitic drag increases by the square of the speed. 150kias is a 56% increase in drag over 120kias. That extra speed in the high speed descent comes at the cost of wasting fuel that...
We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.