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Old 5th Apr 2020, 18:58
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Originally Posted by EvaDestruction
But I can imagine that if the plane is properly suspended, any wind blowing might cause the airframe to fly, generating some measure of lift for less weight on the canopy?
That same wind would also be blowing on the canopy the same way, causing it to ultimately move with the wind and have the same lateral airspeed (could be zero, could be some some nonzero speed depending on the canopy design) as if there is no wind.
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