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Randall Becker >I had an instructor once who swore up and down that the only way to approach >book performance values in his Mooney was to do exactly what you suggest. He >demonstrated that you couldnt get the plane up to normal cruising speed by >just accelerating straight and level. You had to get there by descending >slightly. No ones explained this effect to me from an aerodynamic >standpoint, and I still think it may have been due to a rigging problem in >his Mooney. This theory has been tested extensively by various interested parties and found to be unfounded. Either Deakin or Barry Schiff has something a writeup on the subject, I cant recall. Or maybe Kershner, I forget. D. P.S. Unless... unless youre flying in an area of great updrafts, like low over a hot ground and those updrafts provide lift that you can convert into speed by a slightly low attitude... Just a theory... |
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