In this scenario- we are not worried about sink rate

About the angle of glide-

For angle glide to be minimum,

We need to use maximum (L/D)

Minimum glide angle

θmin

MINIMUM GLIDE ANGLE

𝟏/𝟐

𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽𝒎𝒊𝒏 =
𝟏 Sink rate= (𝝆𝟐
∞
𝒌
√𝑪
𝑫𝒐
𝑾
𝑺
) sin𝜽𝒎𝒊𝒏
𝑳
(𝑫)

VELOCITY CORRESPONDING TO (L/D)max Here θ is

minimum
𝟏/𝟐
𝟐 𝒌 𝑾
( √ )
𝝆∞ 𝑪𝑫𝒐 𝑺

HOW TO CALCULATE CL?

CDo=k𝑪𝟐𝑳
If there are passengers in aircraft and 𝟐 𝑾
Sink rate Vv= 𝑪𝟑
We have sudden engine failure. √𝝆 𝑳 𝑺
Then it is not advisable to bring the 𝑪𝟐
𝑫

Aircraft very fast

We need a flatter glide and

More than that a slower velocity with which

Pilot can land

Here θ need NOT be MINIMUM.

Minimum sink rate

Minimum glide angle

θmin θ
𝟑/𝟐
𝑪𝑳
In this scenario, it is not (L/D) which plays an important role but it is value that
𝑪𝑫
needs to be maximum.
𝟑/𝟐
𝑪𝑳
VELOCITY CORRESPONDING TO max
𝑪𝑫
𝟏/𝟐
𝟐 𝒌 𝑾
( √ )
𝝆∞ 𝟑𝑪𝑫𝒐 𝑺

𝟏
HOW TO CALCULATE CL? CDo= k𝑪𝟐𝑳
𝟑