2.3 — Climb, Glide & Range

Key insights

Key ideas from this lesson:

• Rate of climb comes from excess power; angle of climb from excess thrust.
• Best glide range happens at the speed for maximum L/D.
• A glide ratio of 10:1 trades 1 km of altitude for 10 km of distance.
• Range and endurance optimizations differ: cruise fast for range, slow for endurance (in simplified terms).

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