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  1. MAAero

    Gliding flight - maximum range & wind effect

    There exists an analytical way to determine the speed which would maximize the ground range. Assuming a drag polar of the usual form Cd=Cd0+kCl^2, and assuming the rate of descent to be small, the true airspeed, V, should be chosen to satisfy the following equation: Vw/V1 = (2m(1-m^4)) /...

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