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Old 22nd November 2009 | 16:33
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tigermagicjohn
 
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You have the formula correct, however you need to know the Lift/Drag ratio calculation.

This is 1/12 x 100, which will give you - the number 8.333
Formula is correct, but can be confusing to do the calculation. The lift/drag ratio will always be as above, example 1/8 x 100 for 8 lift drag ratio.

What you do which I found better is:

(120.000N / 500.000)( x 100)) - 1/12 x 100 = Climb gradient

(0.24) x 100 - (0.083 x 100) - 15.67%

Better to write:

Climb gradient = Thrust / Weight x 100% - (Lift / Drag) x100%

Weight is mass x gravity, 50.000 kg x 10 (not 100)

so the first part is actually:
(Thrust / (Mass x Gravity)) (x 100%)

Remember Weight is not 50.000 kg, Weight is 500.000N in this example.
Mass and Weight are not the same.
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