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Old 24th October 2008 | 14:22
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olliew
 
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Vmc decreasing with increasing altitude.

Whilst I'm happy to accept that Vmc decreases with increasing altitude due to a reduction in turning moment as a result of reducing thrust from the live engine(s) could anyone explain to me the following? If thrust is reducing as a result of decreasing pressure or increasing density altitude then surely the restoring force generated by the rudder must be reducing as well thus requiring a higher velocity to maintain control. The obvious explanation is that it is the thrust that is being affected to a greater degree. But why?
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