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book Introduction to Flight 7th Edition by John Anderson cover

Introduction to Flight 7th Edition by John Anderson

Edition 7ISBN: 978-0073380247
book Introduction to Flight 7th Edition by John Anderson cover

Introduction to Flight 7th Edition by John Anderson

Edition 7ISBN: 978-0073380247
Exercise 2
An airplane weighing 5000 lb is flying at standard sea level with a velocity of 200 mi/h. At this velocity the L/D ratio is a maximum. The wing area and aspect ratio are 200 ft 2 and 8.5, respectively. The Oswald efficiency factor is 0.93. Calculate the total drag on the airplane.
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