LIFT-DRAG RATIO Definition & Meaning

lift-drag ratio

[ lift-drag ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Aeronautics.

the ratio of the lift to the drag of an airfoil.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lift-drag ratio¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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“Prior to the X-15 flight program, there was considerable reservation about the pilots’ ability to consistently land a power-off, low lift-drag ratio airplane,” Mr. Dana said in a 1998 speech for the Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture Series at the Smithsonian Institution.

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