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Table 3.

Total sustained turn solar flux with initial start location.

Sustained turn flight Latitude 40°
0.10 nm radius V 50 kn

φ 20°

Total solar flux (W/sq-ft) [averaged Ava power (W)]
Initial start location at sunrise
N S E W RPDL

Winter Solstice ~21 December
D C 4232 [1604] 728
D C-C 4232 [1604] 728
Equinoxes ~21 March & ~21 September
D C 8240 [3216] 955
D C-C 8240 [3216] 955
Summer Solstice ~21 June
D C 10,421 [4093] 1182
D C-C 10,421 [4093] 1182

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