Originally Posted by zerozero
So, as you increase your angle of attack, you gradually point that big old TOTAL LIFT more and more to the rear--or aftwards and your rearward component of Lift grows greater and greater, increasing your induced drag.
Doh! So blindingly obvious I'm ashamed I didn't figure that out...
Originally Posted by The Real Slim Shady
More lift...more induced drag...especially if you dangle bits off the back / front ends.
Ah, but you're not increasing the lift - the mass of the plane didn't change - you simply change the manner in which it's generated. The dangly bits have little effect on induced drag.