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The maximum lift-to-drag ratio of the World War I Sopwith Camel was 7.7. If the aircraft is in flight at 5000 ft when the engine

fails, how far can it glide in terms of distance measured along the ground?

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andre [41]3 years ago

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The related concepts to solve this problem is the Glide Ratio. This can be defined as the product between the height of fall and the lift-to-drag ratio. Mathematically, this expression can be written as,

$R = h (\frac{L}{D})_{max}$

Replacing,

$R = 5000ft (7.7)$

$R = 38500ft$

Converting this units to miles.

$R = 38500ft (\frac{1mile}{5280ft})$

$R = 7.2916miles$

Therefore the glide in terms of distance measured along the ground is 7.2916miles

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