Classic Theory Meets Digital Computer; Status Quo Emerges Unscathed
Flying Magazine
MAY 7, 2025
Operators of airplanes used for commercial transport of people or cargo prefer pound-miles per gallon, but for personal airplanes with randomly varying payloads mpg is a satisfactory yardstick for efficiency. Naval Academy, approached the problem by setting lift-drag ratio, L/D, as his metric of efficiency.
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