Re: Should Some 737s Be Permanently/Temporarily Parked ?

In article <JNydnS8lpJumTsPeRVn-jQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Charles Newman <charlesnewman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The 737 is also capable or rocketing up to cruiing
>altitude at 5000 feet per minute, of the aircraft is
>flying fast enough.

You forgot to add that this is an ``imaginary'' 737
in a computer game that you seem to be playing all
day long.

>I find in Flight Simulator that
>if I accelerate to 600 knots plus airspeed right
>after takeoff, I can take a 737 up to cruising
>altitutide at a rate of 5000 feet per minute.

Uh-huh. If you stick your left hand in your pants, you go
supersonic, right?

In the real world, Vy for B737-200 is 270 knots or
thereabouts, and even then the rate of climb is well
below 5000 fpm. You should ask for a refund on your game.

.

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