Rate of Climb Calculator

Property to Calculate:

Rate of climb (ROC):

True speed of aircraft (V):

Thrust produced by engines (T):

Drag force on aircraft (D):

Weight of the aircraft (W):

How This Is Calculated

$$ ROC = V \left( \frac{T-D}{W} \right) $$ where:

ROC = Rate of climb (m/s)

V = True speed of aircraft (m/s)

T = Thrust produced by engines (N)

D = Drag force on aircraft (N)

W = Weight of the aircraft (kg)

Assumptions

Aircraft is in steady-state flow conditions.
Flow is incompressible.
Standard atmospheric conditions are assumed.
Thrust and drag remain constant throught climb.
Weight is assumed to remain constant.

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