Numbers in a glide
Hi!
Some questions that are appearing in performance exams compare a light and a hevier aircraft in a glide.
So, I know the heavy aircraft will have an increased ROD. But what about the descent gradient and angle?
Descent gradient is proportional to ROD (Gradient = ROD/TAS * 6000/6080). So, gradient will also increase?
And what about descent angle? If Gradient = tan(angle) * 100, will this also increase?
Thanks!