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1st Apr 2020, 07:26

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ced0802

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Thanks a lot Paco.
Where I am missing something I guess is, as we go higher, our IAS decreases due to Density decreasing. TAS must increase to maintain our lift.
But how can we generate more TAS without adding power/thrust?

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