I wonder if Embraer used some sort of mathematical formula to come up with these climb profiles, or were they based on flight testing? I've used a few different climb profiles due to various conditions, and I've found there are much more fuel efficient profiles than the ones we use. I don't mean doing 220 KIAS all the way up, either.
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Matt Szluka
EWR EMB-145 CA
"Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps." Ernest K. Gann
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