Debunking Glider Spoiler Turns Causing Spin Thinking
Ok, one last try:
The force created by the wing is usually described as a vector, wich can be decomposed into a vector perpendicular to the flight path (lift), and a vector antiparallel to the flight path (drag). The sum of the two, i.e. the total vector of the wing, is exactly opposed to the weight vector of the aircraft and rules the g-load. In non-accelerated flight it exactly equals the weight, ruling in 1 g - regardless of L/D ratio.
Now if you suppose that it's the lift part which is opposed to the weight, then L/D would influence g-load. But this is just not how physics works on this planet.
Bert TW
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