dxb105@csc.anu.oz (09/04/90)
From: dxb105@csc.anu.oz
Discussions of aerial combat inevitably seem to involve the concept of energy.
It clearly isn't the total energy of the aircraft (people talk about gaining
energy when you dive, for instance), and if it's the kinetic energy then why
not just talk about the airspeed? Could someone explain what this quantity
actually corresponds to physically? And what units is it measured in (if you
can) ?
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