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Old 11th Mar 2007, 07:16
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Chris767PL
 
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Vx and Vy

Gentlemen,

Hopefully I am not asking a question that was answered in another thread. For the record, I did a search and did not find anything.

So my question to the experts: Why does Vx increase with altitude, and why does Vy decrease with altitude? I know both speeds have to do with topics such as total drag, thrust available, excess power, etc, but am having trouble incorporating it into a well developed explanation, and am not sure if I fully caught on myself.

Thanks in advance.
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