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Old 4th Nov 2018, 12:47
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Jim59
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash one


No I wasn’t talking about turning, I said “in order to fly at all, lift must equal or exceed weight”. How you apply vectors and numbers has nothing to do with that statement.

lift is less than weight in a stable climb.
Not necessarily in my glider.
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