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L/D changes with angle of attack. You can have a different airspeed at the same angle of attack and the ratio does stay the same. I think the Wikipedia page gives good descriptions.

Something a bit misleading done generally is aircraft don’t have one L/D, they have many, depending on angle of attack. When you see one number, it’s usually the best one.



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