Feb 18, 2007 #1 KingPinRich Aerospace Joined Feb 18, 2007 Messages 2 Location GB Does anyone have a rough estimate for the drag coefficient of a typical full size sailplane? I'm thinking around the 0.02 mark but that may be a little high? sheers guys
Does anyone have a rough estimate for the drag coefficient of a typical full size sailplane? I'm thinking around the 0.02 mark but that may be a little high? sheers guys
Feb 18, 2007 #2 GregLocock Automotive Joined Apr 10, 2001 Messages 23,892 Location Orbiting a small yellow star That's a typical Cd/Cl , not a drag coefficient. Cheers Greg Locock Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips. Upvote 0 Downvote
That's a typical Cd/Cl , not a drag coefficient. Cheers Greg Locock Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.
Feb 18, 2007 Thread starter #3 KingPinRich Aerospace Joined Feb 18, 2007 Messages 2 Location GB I'm after 'zero lift drag coefficient' rather, i'm sure thats in the 0.02 range? Upvote 0 Downvote
Feb 19, 2007 #4 berkshire New member Joined Jun 8, 2005 Messages 4,429 Location US kingpin rich check out diagram #8 in this lecture and see if it gives you what you are looking for. http://www.betsybyars.com/guy/soaring_symposia/71-wvu.html B.E. Upvote 0 Downvote
kingpin rich check out diagram #8 in this lecture and see if it gives you what you are looking for. http://www.betsybyars.com/guy/soaring_symposia/71-wvu.html B.E.