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    Stall Speed = 32 mph
    Air Density = 0.00238 slugs/ft^3
-   QBar = 2.62871(slug / (ft•s^2))
+   QBar = 2.62871(lbf / ft^2) or psf
 We get
-lb = 2.62871 (slug / (ft * s^2)) * 280 ft^2 *Cl
+lb = 2.62871 (lbf / ft^2) * 280 ft^2 *Cl
-   Cl = 2688 lbf / (2.62871 (slug / (ft * s^2)) * 280 ft^2) = 3.65
+   Cl = 2688 lb / (2.62871 (lbf / ft^2) * 280 ft^2) = 3.65
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