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Old 30th July 2006 | 19:44
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Frank Poncherello
 
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From: California (Highway Patrol)
Assuming level flight, LIFT = WEIGHT,...........

Lift Coefficient (CL) = L / (1/2 x rho x V^2 x S)

rho = density of air at sea level I guess (cant remember off hand, but might be something like 1.22506 I think - its been a while)
V = velocity (m/s)
S = wing area (includes portion "masked" by fuselage)
L = Weight = M x g (g = 9.81, M = Mass)

My calculator dont work, but give this a try!!!
FP
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