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$c_T$

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Article-grounded definition

thrust-specific fuel consumption, L/D is the lift-to-drag ratio, and $W_1$ .

R = \frac{aM}{g\,c_T}\cdot\frac{L}{D}\cdot\ln\!\left(\frac{W_1}{W_2}\right)

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c_T

thrust-specific fuel consumption, L/D is the lift-to-drag ratio, and $W_1$ .