Climb path for least elapsed time.

Norman Charles Peterson

ResearchPublished 1949

An examination of an engineering method which determines the path a jet-powered airplane must follow to achieve a specified speed and altitude in the least elapsed time. An analysis of the suitability of the method and the conditions under which it becomes unrealistic.

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  • Year: 1949
  • Pages: 13
  • Document Number: RM-245

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Peterson, Norman Charles, Climb path for least elapsed time. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1949. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM245.html.
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