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I hear what you are saying, but what i'm pointing out is that a plane doesn't typically zoom to a better height if you climb steeper or even straight up. (except jets)

Agreed 100%

The end height/alt of the manuver is for all intents and purposes fixxed

physics wise (perfect energy transfer wise)

In that the extra 'energy' can only do so much 'work'

The 'work' being done in the 'displacment'

But to be crystal

I never said it would change the end height/alt

What I did say is it would affect the time to took to get to that end height/alt

That is to say differnt angles of zoom will affect the time it takes

Keep in mind the goal of the test was to see how the zoom improved the time to climb (time to alt)

In that if they didn't care about how long it took (ie time)

Then they would just do a standard climb and not care about a zoom climb

A zoom climb is all about the time it takes

There is an optimum angle of climb for each aircraft.

Yes and it changes with altitude