yuri_base 1 #1 March 12, 2008 L/D Calculator is a tool to calculate average L/D and sustained horizontal and vertical speeds from time, distance and height flown on a BASE or balloon jump. It uses Wingsuit Equations in assumption of constant L/D, and lift and drag coefficients throughout the flight (hence, the result is "averaged" in this sense). Also, it assumes that there is no wind and exit speed is zero. Range of horizontal Vsx and vertical Vsy speeds from 20mph to 160mph is divided into grid with a step of 0.5mph, and for each point in the grid, WSE are solved for the duration of your flight to calculate the distance and height flown. The combination (Vsx, Vsy) that results in closest match is the answer, and L/D = Vsx/Vsy. Enjoy! YuriAndroid+Wear/iOS/Windows apps: L/D Vario, Smart Altimeter, Rockdrop Pro, Wingsuit FAP iOS only: L/D Magic Windows only: WS Studio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #2 March 12, 2008 And people call ME a techno-geek! ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #3 March 13, 2008 Whats your profession @yuri? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_K 0 #4 March 14, 2008 Quote Whats your profession @yuri? Some sort of overly smart nerdy type job I'm sure... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites