Drag and Lift to Drag Ratio Calculator
Drag and Lift to Drag Ratio: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers airspeed. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Drag and Lift to Drag Ratio Calculator is a planned calculator in the transport section of Super Calculator, covering aerodynamics.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: airspeed, wing area, parasite drag coefficient, aspect ratio and Oswald efficiency.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: D = 0.5 rho V squared S CD with parasite plus induced drag, L over D from the drag polar.
Written for design students computing best glide and best range speed.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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