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Old 13th September 2002 | 11:58
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Windy Militant
 
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Another point to consider is the considerable increase in drag that occurs in a real fan stop. This has been mentioned by several people who have actually had to do it for real. A windmilling prop is one hell of an air brake. I wouldn't like to try this as an exercise but It would be interesting to know how much extra height loss that this would incur.
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