Idle/Braking (was Re: Winter / Focus / Fuel/Electric.)

Doug Cronkhite seefo at san.rr.com
Thu Dec 4 12:39:18 AKST 2003


> I gather that you are saying as far as you can tell, the slower the idle,
> the better the braking? If so,  we are in agreement. The training manual is
> wrong.

This is correct to a point. As rpm goes lower and lower.. the drag starts 
to go down. 

I know just the guy to ask this stuff about too.. he's an aerodynamicist 
with gulfstream.. and also a Team JR guy.

-Doug

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