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Old 10-14-2014 | 06:28 AM
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DagTheElder
 
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Originally Posted by drac1
I doubt that.

Todays pattern ships are designed to fly slow. With the huge amount of power we have available there is no need to fly fast level flight so the momentum can carry the plane jn the verticals. They are propped and tuned to be able to throttle up as the vertical is started and still maintain the same speed. That set up doesn't provide high speeds.
Hi drac1,
You certainly are right, but there are a problem to fly very slow and that is the angle of Fuselage Deck (Datum Line) which will be something between 1 and 2° nose up.
So, shall you fly very slow the plane must be designed for that purpose.

Regards

Last edited by DagTheElder; 10-14-2014 at 06:31 AM.