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Old 14th Feb 2012, 10:30
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keith williams
 
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The questions are based n the equation:

Glide Range = Height x L/D ratio

Rearranging this gives

Height = Glide Range / L/D ratio.

The diagram shows that

L/D ratio at 10 degrees angle of attack = approximately 11.2

L/D ratio at 8 degress angle of attack = approximately 12.2

If we assume that the 1 mile and 3 mile in the question are nautical miles and assuming 1 nm = 1680 feet we get

For 10 degrees height = 6080 / 11.2 = 542 ft

For 8 degrees height = 6080 x 3 / 12.2 = 1495 feet

These answers are not very close to the options given

But if we assume that the 1 mile and 3 mile in the question are statute miles (5280 feet) we get

For 10 degrees height = 5280 / 11.2 = 471 ft

For 8 degrees height = 5280 x 3 / 12.2 = 1298 feet

These are closer to the options of 480 feet and 1320 feet.

These are very unusual questions and are clearly not from the JAR ATPL system. Where did they come from?
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