Performance Polar

Speed polar (sink rate vs airspeed), best glide speed, minimum sink rate, and speed-to-fly.

Weight (kg)

Wing area (m2)

Aspect ratio

CD0 (parasite drag)

Clean GA: 0.020-0.030, retractable: 0.015-0.025

Oswald efficiency

CL max

Altitude (m)

Headwind (m/s)

Positive = headwind, negative = tailwind

Enter aircraft parameters and click "Compute polar" to see speed polar, best glide, and min sink.