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Old 08-18-10, 12:50 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Krauter View Post
First of all: I DO understand the principles of flight (ie: Speed [Velocity is in fact the energy of the aircraft moving forward], Gravity, Drag and Lift..)
You may or may not, but in the posts below, you didnt profess your knowledge. Perhaps you can improve on it in the next posts for all I know.

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How is the Downwards pressure relevant to keeping depth? If you have an upwards pressure that will play an equally important role in maintaining depth (Laws of physics.. Every action has an equal and opposite re-action)
Downward pressure decreases when the angle of attack increases or decreases.

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Third: The point of NOT using the pumps is to remain quiet ~ stealthy, invisble <--- the tools of the submarine trade... Thus using speed to maintain depth is inadvisable as it broadcasts your position to anyone listening.
I don't suggest using the pumps, I suggest maintaining a healthy depth and then a healthy trim to maintain depth.
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