Notso Fantastic.
Your comment,
"Can you explain how an aeroplane would have a nose up attitude in an updraft and not rocket upwards?"
The aircraft was pitched up by the resultant AOA from the forward momentum of the aircraft and the vertical component of the updraft, increasing the lift, and moving the center of lift forward on the swept wing, MECHANICALLY PULLING THE NOSE UP, (overpowering the tail plane force). THERE WAS LITTLE INCREASE IN G, OR ZOOM IN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS PROJECTED FLIGHT PATH, IN THIS ATTITUDE. There was a mechanical lifting of the aircraft a few hundred feet with the updraft. Due to the small increase in G there was little loss of kinetic energy and the aircraft continued on course with no imminent stall threat.
Last edited by wsherif1; 11th Jan 2005 at 06:31.