Greg Esres wrote:
How did you arrive at 1.5%?

L = Wcos(theta)

*If* you assume level and climb airspeeds are the same.


[zap: induced drag disagreement]

(If you would read something other than Aerodynamics for Naval
Aviators, you'd understand this.)

Yeah, I also hate it when people use decades of research, hours of wind
tunnel testing, and accepted aerodynamic principals in these newsgroups.

Hilton