Thread: Close Up Action
View Single Post
  #6  
Old 11th March 2010, 01:09 PM
Andrew P's Avatar
Andrew P Andrew P is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: near the old NDB at West Pymble and near RPLR
Posts: 749
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Agatsiotis View Post
Remember the old 'cliche' that if you were a 747 pilot you didn't want to get 'stuck behind' an A340 as they used to cruise quite a few knots slower.
(I think it was Mach 0.86 for the 747 and 0.82 for the A340 but this was not always the case)
correct as between HKG & LHR a A340 takes an additional 60 minutes (approx) to get to London
__________________
used to fly globally on business, now retired
Reply With Quote