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January 8th 05, 05:51 PM
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Thermals and Horsepower
One horsepower is defined as lifting 550 pounds one foot in one second.
So, if were climbing at an average of 300 FPM (5 fps)in a two place ship weighing 1100 pounds ... can we say we are extracting/consuming/obtaining 10 HP from the thermal ... KK 
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