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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
Not sure when wings would rip off. The A380 can fly over 650mph air speed but it's way faster than lesser planes.
The jet I was in had a tail wind that would have lessened the true air speed so it would not have suffered the same stress as the subject jet.
I'm keeping the AB comment as all it did was embellish my personal story. I don't think I'm the first in this forum to do that.
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Tailwinds lessen TAS? Please elaborate.