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Old 16th Oct 2008, 14:12
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gearpins
 
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my 2 cents

1.in level flight thrust=drag & lift= wt
2.any increase in pitch/angle of A will increase lift thus climb
3.increase in pitch/angle of A will also increase drag thus we loose speed
4.we compensate speed loss with thrust.
to sum up in climb lift+thrust> drag+wt
waiting to be shot down

Last edited by gearpins; 16th Oct 2008 at 14:14. Reason: spell check
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