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Old 02-26-2010 | 02:12 PM
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Quitty
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Default How to quantify two different designs without wind tunnel

How would I go about mathematically proving that one plane is more aerodynamically efficient than another without using a wind tunnel? The inputs I have are airspeed from a pitot tube, battery life and motor current draw, propeller rpm, and total flight time.. What other parameters would be useful? mathematical explanations would be helpful too. Thanks