Calculating The Range of tejas
Note: I am taking a very simplistic view of aircraft range here for academic purposes. In reality, calculating the range is a complex problem because of the large number of variables involved. An aircraft's flight is not conducted at a single ground speed but varies from zero at take-off, to cruise conditions, and back to zero at landing. Extra fuel is expended in climbing to altitude and in maneuvering the aircraft. The weight is constantly changing as fuel is burned, so the lift, drag, and thrust and fuel consumption rate are also continually changing. On real aircraft, just like with our cars, there is usually a fuel reserve and the pilot makes sure to land the plane with fuel still on board, however we are going to neglect all of these effects for keeping our calculations simple R (Aircraft Range) = V (cruise speed) × T (Maximum time in air) [ Generally military aircraft cruise at a height of 30k feet with a speed of 0.8 to 0.85 mach, given that the speed of sound at 30k feet