Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gcc-bill.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!gcc-bill!john From: john@gcc-bill.ARPA (John Allred) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Advice on obtaining pilot's license Message-ID: <303@gcc-bill.ARPA> Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 10:33:31 EDT Article-I.D.: gcc-bill.303 Posted: Fri Sep 6 10:33:31 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 9-Sep-85 01:19:05 EDT References: <360@tektools.UUCP> <489@cepu.UUCP> <434@sdchema.sdchema.UUCP> Reply-To: john@gcc-bill.UUCP (John Allred) Distribution: net Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (Home of the HyperDrive) Lines: 14 Keywords: answer (?) to the trick question [munch, munch] Well, if it is a constant airspeed climb, there is no acceleration in the thrust/drag axis, so thrust=drag. And, given a constant density atmosphere, lift=gravity. But I have some misgivings ... this seems too easy. What is the answer? -- John Allred General Computer Company uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-bill!john