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Old 27th Nov 2012, 11:49
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Microburst2002
 
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I hope I manage to paste here this graph...



On the slope of the CD curve is the answer of the effect of weight o a flying airplane slowing down rate.

Absolutely no momentum or Energy analysis is valid without taking this into account

edit, I dont know how to paste the graph alone without the text...
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