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Old 27th May 2008, 21:48
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Mungo Man
 
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Could you expand on this please, just for some personal knowledge.
Or think of it another way. When the Red Arrows are climbing vertically their pitch attitude is 90 degrees but the angle of attack (angle between front edge/rear edge of wing and the airflow) is very small because the wings are not producing much lift - they are climbing mostly on engine thrust.

Vw737 - I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, rather trying to show that your description was vague and imprecice. But I think I know what you mean and don't mean to be unhelpful otherwise I wouldn't be wasting my time writing. When you are deeper into your ATPLs you will be able to analyse this a lot better and hopefully it will make sense. Any other questions feel free to ask or pm me.
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