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Old September 25th 07, 12:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Adhominem
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Default Does glide ratio change with altitude?

Jim Carter wrote:

*nitpick with finer granularity*

...and if lift is linearly related to air density and drag is linearly
related to air density, then aren't lift and drag in a linear relationship
to each other?


Well, yes. Anything else wouldn't make much sense, would it? Argh. Must've
forgotten to take my mediaction or s/th.

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