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Old January 18th 05, 03:24 PM
Dan Girellini
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"ShawnD2112" writes:

Think of it in terms of angle of attack and you'll get a better picture of
it. With flaps down, you need a lower angle of attack to maintain the same
lift, so you'll have less vortex.


That doesn't seem to explain it to me. If the flaps are down you may well be
moving slower than you could with flaps up, requiring a larger aoa.

d.