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Old March 20th 09, 09:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
The Real Doctor
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Default Aerodynamics of Towing

On 20 Mar, 01:39, Doug Hoffman wrote:
Bob Cook wrote:


Although "no gravity is not possible,


Sure it is. *Place your glider in outer space. *Likely? *No. *Possible?
* Certainly.


Or just fly a vomit-comet style ballistic trajectory.

And lift(as we are using the term) without gravity is not possible.


Aircraft in a 90 degree bank can still produce lift ...

Ian