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How is Vx speed and Vy affected when climbing?
If my speed for best angle of climb is 60 and rate is 79, if I kept a 500 fpm climb to my cruise altitude of let’s say 4500, would those speed change?
The flights are being done on separate occasions.
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Is the total upwards vertical force (lift included) greater than the weight in a steady climb?
Related to questions on forces in a climb: if any aircraft is climbing with a constant velocity, is the total upwards vertical force (lift included) greater than the weight?
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Is thrust larger than weight in a vertical climb?
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Very much related to the many questions and great answers to lift and weight in a climb - if an F-16 climbs vertically at a constant speed, is thrust greater than weight?
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Does lift equal weight in a climb?
This subject keeps coming up in the discussions and questions such as this one, which asks if lift equals weight in level flight. Good answers there, pointing out that upwards force has many sources. ...
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Is excess lift or excess power needed for a climb?
As answered in this question, aircraft need excess power - not excess lift - to climb. This is plausible when the aircraft's thrust vector has a vertical component (its nose and engine points upwards),...
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