Pace,
In my last few posts I have asked you a series of questions intended to clarify your knowledge of this subjest. You haven't answered one, but have rather given touching monolouges of a "There I was" type.
If you want to compare CVS, go ahead, I'll win.
If you want to have a disscustion about aerodynamics, answer my questions (the last two will do!) and we can go on. If not, I'm not interested.
As to your question, it was a doddle at 125kts because all the available power was being used to maintain level flight. There was, therefore, excess power over and above minimum drag. At Vyse you WOULD have had a positive climb, however small.If that was not the case, the aircraft
could not maintain level flight whilst at other the Best rate, now could it?
Did it occur to you that your broken engine may have produced drag through a basically windmilling prop rather that thrust?