"lift-to-drag ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lift-to-drag ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lift-to-drag ratio (plural lift-to-drag ratios)
  1. (aviation) The instantaneous ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird. Categories (topical): Aviation
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  2. The maximum ratio of lift to drag of an aerodynamic article such as an a wing, entire aircraft or bird can achieve.
    Sense id: en-lift-to-drag_ratio-en-noun-Y6QHyWZf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glide ratio

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