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Old October 22nd, 2007, 17:46   #22
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Default Re: Can business jets go supersonic?

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Originally Posted by ppragman View Post
I wonder what the critical mach # is for the 727? I would expect that there would be a hell of a mach tuck at that speed, I didn't think that the 72 had a stabilator either, so recovery could be a real pain...hmmm...
True, no stabilator, but hydraulics help a lot, and nose up trim moves the entire stabilizer on all the jets that I've flown.
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