Show that for unpowered flight (for which the lift, drag, and weight forces are in equilibrium) the
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Show that for unpowered flight (for which the lift, drag, and weight forces are in equilibrium) the glide slope angle, \(\theta\), is given by \(\tan \theta=C_{D} / C_{L}\).
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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781119080701
8th Edition
Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein
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