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Does glide ratio change with altitude?
During a recent discussion about calculating glide ratio, I began to wonder
what the effects of pressure altitude were on the glide ratio of an aircraft. Since air is 50% as dense at FL180 as at sea level, would the glide ratio increase (glide further) as altitude decreases? AND if there is a difference in glide ratio as altitude changes, then what values do most manufacturers use when they publish their numbers (if they do)? Oh yeah, I do understand that glide ratio changes to 0:0 upon impact, so the wags can skip that part of the reply... -- Jim Carter Rogers, Arkansas |
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