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Old 11th Jul 2009, 18:06
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FE Hoppy
 
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First separate pitch and AOA. I could have a negative pitch angle and still be at MAX AOA.

Now think about what weight is. If I increase the effect of gravity by accelerating away from the earth I am effectively increasing the weigh of the aeroplane and therefore need more lift to oppose the increased weight. As CLmax remains the same, the only way to increase lift is to increase V^2
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