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November 20th 04, 11:37 PM
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:15:23 -0500, Ron Natalie wrote:
Jay Somerset wrote: Just can't resist jumping in here. Your climb gradient with flaps will be lower than with zero flaps. Best angle of climb is determined by what gives you the most excess thrust. Best rate of climb is determined b what gives you the most excess power. Absolutely correct! Have you ever seen an example where there is greater excess thrust (at any airspeed) with flaps deployed? I suppose one could design a wing where this was true, but I have some doubts that any (popular) GA aircraft exhibits this behavior. Am I wrong? 
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