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Old 15th April 2006 | 06:34
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Originally Posted by fly_sd
my original question was - why does Va go down with reduction in weight rather than up.
Because Va is a function of Vs

Vs decreases with decreased weight. Therefore Va also decreases with decreased weight.
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