Why still no dive acceleration difference?

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Originally Posted by JtD

But it does. The original poster asked in the topics title why there are no dive acceleration differences. There aren't because gravity is the same for all planes. As soon as you consider anything else, the dive accelerations are different. Had he asked why all the dive accelerations are different, the question would have required a much more complex answer.
The answer was specifically given to the question asked.

Dive acceleration is not solely a function of gravity.

One must also account for frictional coefficients and powerplant thrust as they relate to the specific "dive" profile being discussed, as well as each individual aircraft's operational guidelines and parameters. It's not a simple answer by any means.

If anyone has a direct link to that TAIC study report, please post it, I'd be very interested to read it.