#Specific excess power added to EW diagrams VFM
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, you are gaining some form of energy when you dive and another when you climb
And vice versa for losing it
in a closed system
which an aircraft isn't
Well but whatever you lose in altitude you gain in speed, minus stuff like drag or heat. So the phrase "losing energy" followed by "diving" doesn't really make sense. Since if you are diving, you are speeding up, assuming you aren't braking hard
I agree that the phrasing in the image is weird, but your statement also isn't completely true in this situation
Guess your engine doesnt work 🤷♂️
What?
Me when the jet engine provides thrust and thus adds energy to the system
That comes from the chemical energy of the fuel, which is in the system of the plane