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Old 02-23-2009, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
It has been a long time since I flew GA and my current aircraft doesn't have a best glide airspeed but at least smaller GA aircraft havea best glide airspeed and even have a published glide ratio correct? Do CRJ/ERJ, Q400, and larger airliners have such figures available?
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The EMB170/190 series has a "green dot" on the airspeed tape that represents MaxL/D for current aircraft weight & configuration; is used for driftdown (one out) or gliding (two out!).
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