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Old 19th Oct 2014, 07:50
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That will give max range, not endurance.

wind tunnel
Given your constraint of a single speed... Too difficult, because optimum endurance speed reduces as the a/c weight reduces due to fuel burn. Simple pilots don't have the tables to work it out.
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