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18th Mar 2009, 03:37

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I'm happy to be corrected.....

Think of it like this-

If your plane was a helicopter and the prop was at the top, it would NOT have enough lift/thrust to take off. Therefore lift / weight MUST be greater than drag and thrust.

As for WHY they are greater... gravity.

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