that's why the B52 lifts off in level attitude and plows slightly nose down at lower altitudes, it was designed to all come together at 35,000+ and 500+ mph
> Therefore for a "given airspeed" and weight and wing design that we cannot > alter in flight, as density decreases with altitude, AoA must be increased > up until the aircraft ceiling is reached when the AoA reaches the stall > angle. > > It is only if power is increased to increase the given speed that the AoA > can be reduced. > > Pleased to be corrected. > > John > > > John Martindale > Unit 39 > 40 Solitary Islands Way > Sapphire Beach NSW 2450 > Australia > > m:0403 432179 > email:[email protected] > > snip > > Just thinking out loud here . . . but if angle of attack decreases with an > increase of indicated airspeed, and also with a decrease in air density . . > . cruising at higher altitudes lowers the AofA for a given indicated > airspeed, > > snip. > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
