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  after takeoff, it is important to maintain air- 
  speed in excess of the minimum directional con- 
  trol speed and accelerate to the best climb 
  speed. After the engine failure, it will be fa- 
  vorable to climb only as necenary to clear obstacles 
  until the airplane reaches the best climb speed. Of 
  course, the landing gear should be retracted as 
  soon as the airplane is airborne to reduce para- 
  site drag and, in the case of the propeller pow- 
  ered airplane, it is imperative that the wind 
  milling propeller be feathered. The flaps should 
  be retracted only as rapidly as the increase in 
  
  In the case of engine failure 