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P3D v2 Is Glide Ratio Adjustable

lionheart

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Hey all,

Just wondering, just thinking out loud.

I am doing a plane that has really wide wings, but very thin, like a glider. Is there a way to adjust glide ratio? Would I just worry about lift-wings adjustment? I guess that would do it, but just thought I would ask.


Bill
 
Roy Holmes

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Bill,
Glide ratio is the same as lift over drag ratio. Ignoring the effects of weight, which basically affects glide speed range, the higher the coefficient of lift compared to the coefficient of drag, the higher the drag ratio.
A typical modern sailplane would have a glide ratio of around 50:1. By comparison a F-104 has a glide ratio of 6, because it has really small wings.
So you can adjust glide ratio by varying the lift coefficient or drag coefficient. Lift is mainly derived from Record 404 or 1547. Drag is in 1101 or 1540.
Roy
 
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