Originally Posted by
Owain Glyndwr
But the sink rate is also proportional to TAS so the glide angle remains the same at 1/(L/D) no matter what the altitude.
Ouch.
Serious Blond moment on my side.
Obviously the difference between IAS and TAS does not only apply in the horizontal plane.
Proving the point that with wrong assumptions taken as a given (constant descent rate) one can re-define physics. Not.
