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Old 7th Apr 2012, 02:34
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barit1
 
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A few thoughts:

At zero airspeed, how much induced drag does the aeroplane see? How much profile drag?

How much horsepower does it then take to (ahem) "move" it at zero airspeed?

There may be a clue here...
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