Traveler: Excessive lift does not = climb ( i think I saw you write this) when wings level , excess lift = pitch up. In a steady state climb I assume you know you need less lift then when in level flight.
I did write it and I didn’t want to confuse Midway with the different components of lift, I was speaking in the terms of the sum total sum of all upward forces of lift, frequently, much of the difficulty encountered in explaining the forces that act upon an airplane is largely a matter of language and its meaning. For example, pilots have long believed that an airplane climbs because of excess lift. This is not true if one is thinking in terms of wing lift alone. It is true, however, if by lift it is meant the sum total of all “upward forces.” But when referring to the “lift of thrust” or the “thrust of weight,” the definitions previously established for these forces are no longer valid and complicate matters. It is this impreciseness in language that affords the excuse to engage in arguments, largely academic, over refinements to basic principles.
Having no idea of Midways background or education in aviation matters I chose to use and speak in terms that had a long standing understanding by the general public, if somewhat imprecise I thought he would understand the concept.
No matter what words we use or what we call it, it still comes down to Newton’s third law, right.
