The other thread about climb speed got me thinking about this. Let's say sometime after takeoff the fan stops turning and you want to be as efficient as possible. For a bare minimum energy loss, how aggressively do you put the nose down? Would pitching down at zero G technically work best as you'd be on a parabolic trajectory, possibly with no induced drag during the maneuver?
I may be over thinking this.
Most Efficient Transition to Best Glide?
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