Re: Can the Q400 really do 480mph ???

Cheers Simon ! - that sounds about right then !. It was still a surprise to
see 480mph in a prop though, that's why i queried the accuracy of my GPS
!!!!. Anyway, thank God it looks like it's accurate !!


Regards
Andrew




"Simon Smith" <simon.smith1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
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> > I don't think the GPS was wrong as it had locked onto quite a number of
> > satellites and was showing no other erroneous readings, it showed a
steady
> > 480mph !!
>
> Have a look at http://www.q400.com/q400/en/performance.jsp
>
> Cruise at 360kts would indicate a 57kt tailwind which sounds about average
> for BFS-NCL.
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> Simon
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>


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