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lift-drag ratio
[ lift-drag ]
noun
, Aeronautics.
- the ratio of the lift to the drag of an airfoil.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lift-drag ratio1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
“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.
From New York Times
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