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The contents of the Drag curve (gliders) page were merged into Drag curve on 27 May 2021. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page. |
Is the author talking about Drag polars or Lift/Drag polars, there is a mighty difference, though they portray some of the same data. I think the article should clarify the differences and cover Drag polars, Lift polars and L/D polars. Petebutt ( talk) 12:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
It is not polar coordinates, so why is it called a polar plot? 2600:1700:4CA1:3C80:2536:CFC6:40D7:3026 ( talk) 23:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
The better performing polar is shown in blue, but the Reynolds number is less than for the red poplar. This does not match my experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adventure50 ( talk • contribs)
The result of the move request was: page moved. cagliost ( talk) 13:46, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
Drag polar → Drag curve – Both names are acceptable, but "Drag curve" is clearer, since they are not in fact polar plots cagliost ( talk) 13:49, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
We have a separate article Drag curve (gliders), which is about the sink rate of unpowered gliders. But this seems like just a special case of aircraft in flight, and indeed this article contains a section on Glider polars. OK to merge? cagliost ( talk) 13:47, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Is the power required graph just the mirror image of the glider sink rate graph? cagliost ( talk) 09:50, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
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The contents of the Drag curve (gliders) page were merged into Drag curve on 27 May 2021. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page. |
Is the author talking about Drag polars or Lift/Drag polars, there is a mighty difference, though they portray some of the same data. I think the article should clarify the differences and cover Drag polars, Lift polars and L/D polars. Petebutt ( talk) 12:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
It is not polar coordinates, so why is it called a polar plot? 2600:1700:4CA1:3C80:2536:CFC6:40D7:3026 ( talk) 23:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
The better performing polar is shown in blue, but the Reynolds number is less than for the red poplar. This does not match my experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adventure50 ( talk • contribs)
The result of the move request was: page moved. cagliost ( talk) 13:46, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
Drag polar → Drag curve – Both names are acceptable, but "Drag curve" is clearer, since they are not in fact polar plots cagliost ( talk) 13:49, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
We have a separate article Drag curve (gliders), which is about the sink rate of unpowered gliders. But this seems like just a special case of aircraft in flight, and indeed this article contains a section on Glider polars. OK to merge? cagliost ( talk) 13:47, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Is the power required graph just the mirror image of the glider sink rate graph? cagliost ( talk) 09:50, 28 May 2021 (UTC)