>A number of things trade off. As aspect ratio goes up, Cavg goes down while >W/L goes up (both numerator effects). Meanwhile, V^2 goes up (denominator >effect) as W/L goes up for a relatively constant Cl (assuming the plane >maintains approximately the same AoA at min sink or max L/D, whichever you choose).
Dave, Just noticed another strange assumption in your arguments. I don't see how increasing AR changes W/L. It is constant unless you want to account for mass changes due to AR changes, which is true in reality, but again for a fixed span the weight of the wing is usually proportional to the wing area, therefore W/L will actually decrease for higher AR (smaller wing area). Regards, Oleg. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
