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Old 29th October 2012 | 17:52
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pilotmike
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So far in this thread we've seen 'experts' declaring that "During descent the weight overcomes lift, but some lift is still required to stop the aircraft just plummeting out of the sky." whilst admonishing others for not understanding the "relationship between, speed, and angle of attack over an airfoil." amongst other such muddled misconceptions.

We've also had a L1011 whose engines "can only produce about 70,000 tons of thrust."

All we need to add to the mix now is a converor belt, followed by a downwind turn and we'll all be falling out of the sky, or more likely, falling out of our chairs laughing.

Keep up the good work, and please, please keep the gems of humour coming!
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