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Old March 21st 09, 05:21 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Myles
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Default aerodynamics of gliding

On Mar 20, 1:32 am, The Real Doctor wrote:

Physicists, and particularly
school physics teachers, traditionally get terribly upset by the idea
of centrifugal force.

Ian


Physicsists make equally snarky comments about engineers, Ian. My
engineering dynamics professor at UC, Berkeley was adamant in
opposing the perpetuation of the centrifugal force myth. It's phony
physics and can lead to seriously erroneous conclusions.

Myles