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Originally Posted by dhrcr911s
Airframe max speed for an a319 is .82 mach, they are at .92..
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Not quite. IAS (Indicated airspeed) is probably normal or slightly lower actually. IAS works off of ram air or what the airplanes 'feels' as it going through the air and if you have a huge tailwind, IAS will usually read lower than normal because there is less air pressure in front of the airplane if that makes sense. GS (Ground Speed) is of course much higher and TAS (True Air Speed) is "normalized' for different factors. So while they are doing 600 mph in GS they are probably only indicating .76/.77 or so. It will never read faster than the airplane can go in smooth air. My record GS is 752 in a Citation X, which normally goes .92.