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Old 07-06-2007, 19:00 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pdf27 View Post
BS. Peak L/D for the B-70 was about 6:1, while modern airliners usually manage nearly 30:1 and open class sailplanes like the Eta reach L/Ds of nearly 70:1.
Ok, insert best L/D ratio for a "SUPERSONIC" manned bomber! Would you buy that? I took the original quote from an article, on reflection, not the brightest idea!
Sounds like a pretty good ratio to me, although Comcorde must have been very efficient at Mach 2. I dimly recall Concorde being quoted at 7:1? Although not a bomber of course.
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