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Old Apr 22, 2009, 8:21 am
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For the technical ones among you

Here's the FlightAware track log for this flight, compared with the one the previous day, in the last final minutes:

Time / Ground Speed / Altitude
  • 15:14 193 3000
  • 15:15 188 2900
  • 15:16 179 2500
  • 15:17 176 1700
  • 15:18 169 800

Time / Ground Speed / Altitude
  • 15:00 192 3000
  • 15:02 173 2800
  • 15:03 151 1800
  • 15:04 125 1100
  • 15:05 122 400

So yes, significantly faster! Obviously this is ground speed not airspeed, but still an interesting comparison.
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