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Drag Polar Estimator

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Drag polar fit

Two measured points define the parabolic polar; the target and best-L/D points lie on the fitted curve.

Fitted polarSource pointsTarget pointBest L/D pointCD0 baseline

Zero-lift drag

0.0196

CD0

Induced factor

0.0600

polar curvature K

Target drag coefficient

0.0346

at CL 0.500

Maximum L/D

14.58

CL* 0.572

Open Source and Easy to Use Elsewhere

This tool is open source and the underlying logic is fully transparent. You can inspect the code, understand the calculations, and contribute improvements. If you want to use the tool in your own website, course page, or learning platform, you can also embed it directly and start from a ready-made iframe setup for this exact tool.

Open source: review the implementation and see how the results are produced.

Embeddable: preview this tool, copy the iframe, and use it in your own site or LMS.