Timeline for Why does power help us maintain altitude in slow flight?
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| Jan 17, 2021 at 9:50 | comment | added | Frog | I think it fair to say that power does control altitude; obviously there are other factors, but an increase in altitude requires an increase in potential energy, which is provided by the engine. In contrast, lifting the nose up will generally not result in an altitude gain, certainly if the aircraft is in slow flight already. | |
| Jan 17, 2021 at 4:48 | history | edited | Anas Maaz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 17, 2021 at 4:13 | history | answered | Anas Maaz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |