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Old 31st July 2018 | 21:53
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Jet_Fan
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Originally Posted by Brercrow
I am not saying that the Earth accelerates the aircraft laterally. You have just made that up. The aircraft is accelerated by the aerodynamic forces acting on it. Read the link again.The whole thing! There are diagrams!
I’m still mystified by your assertions because none of it makes sense, especially when you are asked to distill it all down, whereupon you appear unable.

Try again talking us all through an upwind turn, explaining what’s happening to all the forces as you go.

I await your reply with great interest.


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