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Old 5th Apr 2019, 23:02
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Originally Posted by nevillestyke
But reducing power pitches nose down, due to the aerodynamics of the aircraft. How much would airspeed reduce? Parking brake is of little use.
The nose up moment of the engines thrust may be important at lower speeds, but negligible at higher speeds, since the thrust is constant but any other aerodynamic moments vary as the square of speed.

What about the pitch of airbrakes ?
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