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Old 17th Oct 2010, 10:55
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So maximum range speed for a jet aircraft is about 1.32 Vmd.
Keith;

Excellent summary!

I'm wondering, would it be appropriate to add, just for symmetry, to your item (1): Vmp is about Vmd/1.32 ?

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HN39

P.S. I just came to remember/reconstruct the derivation of the factor 1.32 (3^(1/4) rounded to two decimal places). The reciprocal value applies to Vmp, doesn't it? And in your item (3): ... where cL/cD^2 is maximum?

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