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Re:A330 flight control laws saved Voyager, inquiry finds by lutusp on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @06:38PM (#13594136)
> There's some altitude where 358kt indicated is Mach 0.9.

Not really: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0112.shtml

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Re:A330 flight control laws saved Voyager, inquiry finds by mikeash on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @06:49PM (#13594230)
Those tables make no reference to indicated airspeed.
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