Björn Blomberg asked 3 years ago
Hi, is there any background information available to the term “efficiency” in the analysys result. I see some similarities to CL/CD. KR Teddy
1 Answers
techwinder Staff answered 3 years ago
There is no specific documentation on the efficiency factor. It is calculated using Oswald’s formula e = Cl^2/pi.AR.Cdi)
It is not very reliable as it often gives values >1 for reasons which I never quite figured out.
CL/CD is the glide ratio.
André