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Perhaps you might retry on the picture link ? Makes more sense to use a specific example to explain .. generic algebra doesn't help unless you are f...
.. and your speed is ? (presuming that you are after a descent gradient)
Orientation is done by drawing a picture in your mind .. after a bit, one just does the sums but the picture always will get you out of trouble. Try ...
Caveat - Wisdom dictates that one keeps the idealised exam stuff distinct from the real world version, noting that, for the exam, the idealised answer...
I don't have the benefit of having read Bob's books so I have no real idea what they contain. However, it is unreasonable to expect to have a blow b...
ICAO and IATA codes can be found easily on the net. For instance - and there are other sites which provide similar information ...
Useful point to keep in mind is that the main purpose of S in the equations is to balance units and make CL and CD non-dimensional. It doesn't reall...
Just a sideline point to keep in mind. The standard formula used for basic pilot training (as below) is a simplification for low speed and low alti...
.. but keep in mind that the real Va for the day and the design load factors come into play. If you are significantly above Va, and pull a heap of p...
A few observations - (a) this style of chart derives from an old DCA (antecedent of CASA) tech memo (in a previous life,[i] inter alia[/i], I produ...