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1) Aerospace engineering involves the design and operation of aircraft and spacecraft. Forces acting on an airplane in flight include thrust, drag, lift and weight. 2) For level and unaccelerated flight, thrust must equal drag and lift must equal weight. Thrust required is minimum when an airplane is flying at its maximum lift-to-drag ratio. 3) Power required also varies inversely with lift-to-drag ratio, with minimum power required corresponding to maximum lift-to-drag ratio. Understanding these relatio

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