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Old 4th August 2008, 08:16
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Re: Performance of the Fw 190A on the Deck?

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Originally Posted by drgondog View Post
But whether the extra weigh is due to increased fuel, or internal load, or more structural weight for same basic airframe, the Velocity change for same power settings and the increased AoA resulting in a higher CL results in the SQRT (Wheavy/Wlight) change in V
The power is constant, however, the propeller thrust increases when the speed decreases and therefore the speed reduction can't be calculated directly but using the iteration to reach new balance between the drag and the thrust.