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Forum: Tech Log

26th Apr 2023, 01:29

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A light aircraft will descend faster, so will a heavy one..

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Posted By AerocatS2A

Don’t all PPRuNe threads start going in circles...

Don’t all PPRuNe threads start going in circles after page one?

Forum: Tech Log

8th Apr 2023, 03:30

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A light aircraft will descend faster, so will a heavy one..

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Posted By AerocatS2A

Do you accept that the heavy aircraft and light...

Do you accept that the heavy aircraft and light aircraft both have the same glide ratio but on the heavier aircraft it occurs at a higher speed (min drag speed is higher on the heavy aircraft)? And...

Forum: Tech Log

3rd Apr 2023, 22:37

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A light aircraft will descend faster, so will a heavy one..

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Posted By AerocatS2A

That's all well and good, but we're not flying at...

That's all well and good, but we're not flying at VMD we're trying to fly a steep descent which means at Vmo / Mmo. At Vmo / Mmo a heavy aircraft is closer to its VMD and will have a better glide...

Forum: Tech Log

3rd Apr 2023, 16:51

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A light aircraft will descend faster, so will a heavy one..

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Posted By AerocatS2A

A light aircraft has a lower best glide speed so...

A light aircraft has a lower best glide speed so it has more margin to Mmo/Vmo. This allows it to achieve a steeper descent at Mmo/Vmo.

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