🏆 Optimal L/D Ratio

ThermoFluidCalc — Section 5 : Aerodynamic Performance — Calculator #25
Reference : Gupta, Appendix 7.2

🔨 Input Parameters

Aircraft presets

✈ Cessna 172 ✈ Boeing 737 ✈ Sailplane ✈ Fighter jet

C_D0

e (Oswald)

AR

ρ (kg/m³)

S wing area (m²)

W weight (N)

C_L,max

Sensitivity pts