Originally Posted by
LivingInMEM
Both aircraft are going the same way, both aircraft are cleaning up about the same altitude and accelerating at a somewhat similar rate, and both aircraft are accelerating to the same ultimate airspeed - 250 knots.
Vmcl for a heavyweight MD-11 could result in overtake speeds upwards of 40 knots. In other words, it's not a given that they'll both be 250KIAS.
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