"I hate the expression, "bleeding energy"....
There is not such thing in aircraft performance. There is only sustainable performance and instantaneous performance."
So when a manoeuver diagrams have values of negative Specific excess power (Ps) and these are used to compare sustained turn performance and energy bleed rates between 2 aircraft what do you call it ?
The worlds fighter pilots use the term "Energy Bleed' everyday. ...... but I guess they are all misguided dealing with the real world rather than theoretical commentary.
Last edited by IvanK; 05-16-2012 at 12:50 AM.
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