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Performance of the Fw 190A on the Deck?

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6th August 2008, 06:59

Harri Pihl Harri Pihl is offline

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Re: Performance of the Fw 190A on the Deck?

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Originally Posted by drgondog

Hari - Thrust is a Force not Power.

Yes, and that is what I have been saying all the time.

What I do is that I convert the power (W) to the force (T) according to propeller efficiency (n) and speed (V):

T=(n*W)/V

And your failure is that you don't understand that this means that the force (thrust) varies with speed at constant power. Lets quote the Hamilton Standard Red book:

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