"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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gatt wrote in
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He's obviously looking at getting an answer that it will be the same
speed, but that's not correct. It probably wouldn;'t be far off it, but
the thrust line and any up or down thrust will play a big part in what
the airplane settles at after the engine dies.

If it ever settles down. The process of losing the engine thrust will likely
trigger a phugoid oscillation, which may or may not dampen out before you reach
the ground. Your airspeed would depend on just where you happened to be in the
cycle when airframe meets ground.

Those of you who have never broken the monotony of a x-country by exploring
the phugoid characteristics of your steed have missed a good opportunity to
learn something about your airplane. (Don't forget to see how it differs with
CG.) BTW: Some gliders have rather exciting phugoids.

Vaughn