Originally posted by RAIDER14
I just didn't thing a 7 4 could go supersonic I always thought it was a slow lumbering whale cuase thats what the UPS 747 looks like climbing out of DFW
You don't normally get to see them in cruise. There's a 250kt speed limit below 10,000ft. This can be waived for safety reasons because of size/weight considerations. The fastest you'll ever see a 74 below 10 is on the order of 280kts and that's on departure.
It's second hand information but I was told by the TRACON guys here in Columbus that 747s have something on the order of 8º nose up in level flight at 250kts.
Nirvana...How teenaged is raider? Is the 14 in the handle the obvious answer? Now I'm really curious about those SWA jumpseat privileges he's got
