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Originally Posted by SteveC  I had to read this paragraph three times to get the gist of the last sentence; "This will be independent of altitude". "This" refers to "FF is minimized...at L/Dmax", not "max range", yes? |
Yes, sorry. It's a big topic to be summarized in a few sentences. Max endurance is altitude independent, since flight at a given IAS (EAS, really) incurs the same drag at all altitudes.