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Old March 20th 09, 05:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
The Real Doctor
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Default Aerodynamics of Towing

On 20 Mar, 14:38, Doug Hoffman wrote:
The Real Doctor wrote:
On 20 Mar, 01:39, Doug Hoffman wrote:
And lift(as we are using the term) without gravity is not possible.


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


Without gravity how will you get the glider into a bank (or even to
move)? *Answer = not possible.


An engine. You'll notice that I wrote "aircraft" and not "gliders"...

Ian