Question

An aircraft climbs at an angle of 15°. The weight of the aircraft is 108 kN and its wing area is 75m². The aircraft's drag equation is given by Cp

= 0.035 + 0.025 C2. If the engines of the aircraft produce 45 kN of thrust during the climb what is the fastest equivalent airspeed the aircraft could be climbing at? The answer should have units of ms ¹.

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