Creampuff, you said…..
If I need the aircraft to do something specific, like go a very long way without running out of fuel, I make the fan produce whatever thrust is necessary to produce an IAS that corresponds with the minimum drag speed.
A laymans interpretation of that statement is..
For max range fly min. drag speed.
Yes for nil wind, perhaps but not necessarily for tailwind and
No for headwind.
Your statement, as written is
WRONG.
As to your last post statement.
So, if you need maximum range while flying into a significant headwind the IAS for minimum drag will be different from nil wind conditions.
You are being mischievous, because that is not anything I said, rather a deflection to cover up your own weakness on the topic.
'Min Drag' is not 'Best Range', in a headwind.
When you said,
You are absolutely correct Trent 972 and I realise the error of my ways.
You should have stopped there, because the rest of your writings are just bullish!t and fancy.
Stick to the law. If you were a flight Instructor, I would ask for my money back!
