Originally Posted by
scifi
Hi Crash One, If you use the same units in the lift equations you will get the correct answer (use all metric, or all imperial.)
There is a simpler way of finding out the lift. As an example... K8 Glider Lift=350Kgs, Cessna 172 Lift=1050Kgs, Airbus =60,000Kgs.... It is simply equal to the aircraft's weight, in level flight. You can also work out the drag force easily... K8 glider has a 35:1 L/D. Therefore Drag = 10Kgs.
As for your car not flying at 60mph. It would if it drove off a cliff. hi hi.
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That's not flying- it's gliding very badly!
Not much affected by turbulence though....