"xerj" wrote in message
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The ***TAS*** would definitely increase,

We were talking about IAS. I didn't change that.

but the drag/thrust curve moves to the right rather than to the right and
up like the power required curve. As far as I can tell, and I'm basing it
(probably WAY too much) on the interactive program found at this page
http://www.professionalpilot.ca/aero.../climb_jet.htm,
the ***IAS*** remains almost constant for a jet.

Got an example that doesn't require the installation of an ActiveX control?
I have, against my better judgment, already succumbed to Java and Flash, but
I draw the line at adding Shockwave to the mix.

Also note that "remains almost constant" isn't the same as "stays the same".

Confusing stuff.

It's only confusing to those who haven't studied it enough to have an
intuitive sense of how things work.

Of course, that describes most of us (including myself). But still, it
seems to me that in aerodynamics particularly, most analysis winds up being
based on some fairly simple principles. The trick is knowing how to apply
them.

Pete