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glide speed
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000.
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L/Dmax—The maximum ratio between total lift (L) and the total drag (D). This point provides the best glide speed. Any deviation from best glide speed increases drag and reduces the distance you can glide.
The attitude of the gyroplane for best glide performance is learned with experience, and slight pitch adjustments are made for the proper airspeed. If a descent is needed to lose excess altitude, slowing the gyroplane to below the best glide speed increases the rate of descent. Typically, slowing to zero airspeed results in a descent rate twice that of maintaining the best glide speed.
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velocidad de planeo