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Old 1st May 2008, 15:54
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Porrohman
 
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Many aircraft appear to fly with a nose down attitude when full flaps are deployed. F27, Belfast, AN22, spring to mind. If there's enough excess power available to overcome the drag caused by full flaps and whatever payload and fuel they are carrying, I imagine that they could be made to climb in that configuration with a slight negative pitch but it's not a particularly efficient way to gain altitude.
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