View Single Post
  #185  
Old March 19th 09, 12:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Cook[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 83
Default aerodynamics of gliding

Ian,

Misconceptions sure die hard. Many "Cannot handle the truth".

Here' s another one.

Q) A glider is in circling flight. The glider circles because there is a
horizontal component of lift. This horizontal component of lift is
balanced by an equal and opposite force, centrifugal force.

True or False and why?

Cookie