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Old 04-10-2009 | 04:57 PM
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Default RE: Measuring Total Plane Drag

ORIGINAL: Jim Thomerson

Is it not the case that an airplane flying along level at a constant speed has thrust equal to drag? If so, it might be easier to determine thrust than to determine drag directly.
Greetings neighbor! I agree thrust equals drag. What ways could we measure the thrust being produced?
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