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Old 10th Feb 2006, 19:10
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AirRabbit
 
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Cool

Originally Posted by Elroy Jettson
...the water molecules displace the air molecules.
Dang! I always thought that water vapor displaced lift. The more water vapor, the less lift. Eventually, you get to the point where there just isn’t enough lift to fly. That is why smart pilots and birds don’t attempt to fly when there is too much water vapor in the air.
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