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Old 15th Jun 2018, 10:49
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you gain positive vertical acceleration you need more lift than cruise
That would only be during the initial pitch up. Take an aeroplane steady-state climbing at a 60° angle. Wing lift, the thing that creates the vortexs, is not more. IMO.
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