Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
I'm fairly certain that you are not correct.
L/D Max is max endurance, and is not max range speed. Aero for Naval Aviators states this, I believe.
I stand corrected, interpreted the curve incorrectly. Tangent intercepts the slope prior to top of curve, thus L/D max is max endurance. As you said, this is stated in AFNA. Thanks.