PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Piper crop spraying type crash in Mexico.
Old 4th Sep 2023, 21:13
  #16 (permalink)  
IFMU
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Poplar Grove, IL, USA
Posts: 1,102
Received 86 Likes on 61 Posts
It makes zero sense for the structural loads to go up when the load is dropped. The angle of attack will momentarily be the same, lift will be the same, and the aircraft will rise. As you get more vertical speed the relative wind effectively reduces angle of attack and also you have less weight.

A force-body diagram would be a good means to understand the forces.
IFMU is offline