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20th September 2004 | 16:12

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machonepointone

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From: Wild Blue Yonder

John Farley was almost correct, but the full formula is Drag = Cd½ñV²S where:

Cd = Coefficient of Drag
ñ = Density of the Air
V² = Velocity (TAS) squared
S = Surface Area