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Old 10th January 2010 | 23:46
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mikebravo787
 
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Most aircraft are designed to drop the nose with a reduction in power - the 4 forces lift, drag, thrust and weight tend to balance each other out in level flight and with a reduction in power the aircraft will naturally lower the nose.The last thing you need with an engine failure for example would be a pitch up.!

I disagree on this as a rule.. it all depends on the type of role the aeroplane is used in. For Amphibians these aeroplanes are designed to pitch up with Engine failures for obvious reasons..
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