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Bertie the Bunyip
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Greater lift for aircraft
(running with scissors) wrote
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote in message
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"mbrookesn231" wrote in
le.rogers.com:
That makes no sense, according to that theory the wheel should
lower the amount of lift, seeing as the lower part of the wheel is
going in the direction of the air.
nope, he's right,
It's the greater speed of the upper part of the wheel that would
increase it but it's insignificant in any case.
Bertie
the amount of theoretical lift generated is negligible, whereas the
drag generated from extended gear is not
Well, exactly. though on some aircraft the drag caused during retraction is
considered worse than leaving it down in the event of an engine failure!
Bertie
Greater lift for aircraft