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Old 17th Aug 2005, 11:22
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404 Titan
 
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When I said Horizontal component of weight I was referring to the component of weight acting along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Bad choice of words on my part, sorry. All in all though it makes no difference to the point I was trying to make. Winglets don’t produce thrust. They produce lift.
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