Aircraft Glide Range
Estimate still-air glide range, glide time, and sink rate from altitude, speed, and lift-to-drag ratio.
Glide range
18.00 km
38.0 m/s groundspeed
Sink rate
3.17 m/s
V divided by L/D 12.0
Glide time
7.89 min
1,500 m altitude available
Glide slope geometry
Altitude converts to horizontal distance through L/D, then wind changes the ground track covered in the same descent time.
range 18.00 km
Glide ratio
L/D 12.0
Still-air reach
18.00 km
before wind correction
Wind component
no wind correction
same as still air
Descent rate
3.17 m/s for 7.9 min
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