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The "Complex" TAS calculation
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ith the temperature sensor, so that they can calculate TAS by themselves, and thus know what the real glider's performance is, as well as what the real wind is. Without TAS they can't calculate wind...
Sunday, 03 August 2008
What glider if not a Speed Astir?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
The ASW-19 would do as well as the Pegase, not quite as good a performance, but should be cheaper. The ASW-19 was the machine of choice for the U.K. team in the Junior Sport Class World Gliding Cham
Friday, 01 August 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
define 'novice'.. if you have any time in 'high performance' gliders.. then have fun... it's a great glider.. they did not call it 'speed' for it's looks.. any consistent flying in glass birds and y
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Jantars are back :)
(Forums / General Discussions)
... just makes it an even better achievement. The Jantars have proved to be very good gliders for their era, in performance, ease of flying and strength. I flew one for many years and found it to be be...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Instruction Idea
(Forums / General Discussions)
... to do at a small gliderport because you would need at least two planes, preferably more, with roughly similar performance to stay around each other for a while....
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Briegleb 12B - Opinions?
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ooden puppies in RAS over the years. Is there anything in particular that would make this the case, aside from performance? Is this because of the handling/performance characteristics or because of ...
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Handicapping distributed competitions
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ight. How can the guy in a Ka 6 in the UK with 4000' cloudbase and 5 knot average climbs hope to compare his performance to the guy in an ASW28 at 55kg sq m flying in South Africa with 15000' cloudb...
Sunday, 06 July 2008
DG Flugzeugbau and LS: Not united...
(Forums / General Discussions)
...w that the LS8 is a proven, certified design with existing molds and an established reputation for competitive performance. DG does not have a competitive offering from their own stable. They could ...
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
One Design viability?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...g body making it THE choice for contests. Look at the olympics. Solings for gods sake, tornado's and other low performance boats. Very strict rules on planform and construction. IMHO there are much be...
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Aft CG limit(s)
(Forums / General Discussions)
Recent threads that discussed handling and performance have referred to the aft cg limit, perhaps implying that there is a fixed aft limit. For the ASW-19b and the ASW-28, the gliders I have most re
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Nother PW-5/World Class question
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I fail completely to understand why a smaller span (and crippled performance) should lower production costs significantly. Why no outgrown glider with up-to-date performance? Changing wing span to,
Thursday, 19 June 2008
The lack of respect for the PW-5 has little to do with looks or performance. It shares the same fate as NHRA Pro Stock Trucks do. A great cost saving idea that was abandoned by the promoter after they
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
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...e club (affordable) and beginning (novice) pilot. It came out at about 30 or 31 to 1 L/d. Not truly blistering performance. Others in the competition were the Blanik L-33 Solo, Russia AC4 (and I think...
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Gliders for the larger pilot
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ur gliders only cater for the 'euro-standard-pilot'. Looking for something big and comfortable with reasonable performance....
Sunday, 08 June 2008
...it might be nice to replace the Janus with a DG1000 (or Duo Discus), as far as I can tell there is almost zero performance difference, with only the 'handling' being better. I think the Janus is just ...
Monday, 02 June 2008
OPINIONS ON AN LS3A
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I CURRENTLY FLY AN L33 SOLO AND AM LOOKING FOR A HIGHER PERFORMANCE SHIP. tHE LS3A CAUGHT MY EYE. I AM ABOUT 6'1' AND 240 LBS WITH BROAD SHOULDERS (REALLY). CAN ANYONE GIVE ME OPINIONS ON THE GOOD AND
Sunday, 01 June 2008
...g if you keep it dry and protected from UV. Others may giggle at your ugly glider but you will be enjoying the performance for a LOT less money. The gel-coat on my Nimbus 2C is probably worse the gl...
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
? about LS 6C
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Stuart, I fly a B, SN 6167, built in 1987. Lovely ship, excellent performance - everybit as good (if not a bit better) than the Ventus B but much nicer to fly, in my (and Moffat's) opinion. Only aut
Friday, 16 May 2008
Newbie question
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...he glide ratio (eg. An ASH25 has a glide ratio of 60:1) seems a great way of describing certain aspects of the performance of a glider. Yet most the specifications I read describing gliders don't give...
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Vans RV-G glider
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...s *way* higher than the cost of a Janus (that's why Calif's are no longer in production). If you want higher performance, it would mean more aspect ratio and less airfoil thickness - and then metal ...
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Snow in November ? AU
(Forums / General Discussions)
... front pushed out frozen rain then heavy snow. Weird weather had to outland at the Oakes airfield a wet high performance brick after 2.35 hours airborne with climbs of over 1000 ft per minute. Sho...
Friday, 09 May 2008
...Nevada) of the four sites found in the registered version. It also includes 23 pre-built sailplanes ranging in performance from a Ka8 to an ASH-25. Something for everyone! One of the most exciting f...
Thursday, 01 May 2008
Idafleig test data
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As far as I know they sell them for a small fee. Send an e-mail The complete link to performance measurements is: http://www.idaflieg.de/english/performance.html At the end of the page you'll find
Monday, 28 April 2008
Bangs for Buck
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Ben Flewett started a good idea when he talks about bangs for buck. Comparing NEW machines price/performance wonder what is the best 'bang for the buck'. I guess I am looking at $$ per L/D point?
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Sparrowhawk vs. Apis
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...sophies have been pursued in the engineering. The Apis is optimized more toward attaining max L/D and climbing performance. The SparrowHawk is optimized more toward cruising capabilities and faster XC...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
SparrowHawk Sailplane
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... it at the SSA Convention in 2002. Why would you not buy one? mmmmm 1) light weight MIGHT make for very poor performance into a headwind.. fun for flying around but not good cross country.. 2) it'...
Monday, 07 April 2008
302 Netto enhancement?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Tom, re 'Am I missing something here?'...yes, I think so. There are many sitautions with a lower performance glider (esp lower than an ASH-26E ;-)) where the flight is not fast-cruise / pullup / cli
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Opinions on PW5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...just in case you seriously want opinions. I have experience flying and competing in 1-26's and an older high performance glider I owned for a time. Recently I decided I wanted to get in a glider par...
Monday, 17 March 2008
OT - But Interesting - Sea Gliders
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...his form of transportation. PHASE I: Systems studies to identify requirements for potential applications and performance studies to size concepts and identify technology and design requirements. In ...
Saturday, 15 March 2008
DG100 - Opinions wanted
(Forums / Pictures)
...and while it would be nice to have my own aircraft I don't really want to end up with an aircraft of less/same performance...
Friday, 22 February 2008
...has owned a two-place glider. What ship did you buy and why? Have you been satisfied or dissatisfied regarding performance, build quality and rig time? Thanks for your advice!...
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Glider rating then PPL?
(Forums / Pictures)
Not's not a fair comparison. A C150 is at best a training, and a very poor performance, small, under powered plane. Try to get sometime in a Grumman AA1x. Also two seats but much better handling. Or a
Monday, 28 January 2008
Wanted to buy (UK) A Glider.
(Forums / General Discussions)
... be had, although there are still those who don't seem to realise it and are asking over the odds. If you want performance and don't mind the rigging you could even pick up a LAK-12 for 10K. Don't exp...
Friday, 25 January 2008
Looking for FS2002 Tow Simulation
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
FS2002 is a poor simulator for soaring. Look at SFS if you want realistic performance rather than scenery realism... http://www.sfspc.de/en/
Thursday, 24 January 2008
unit been received out there? Any major technical problems? Particularly interested in the vario performance. Does it truly provide the 'real time' info the ads claim, or is it just twitchy? Can the a
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Stability
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...to a conventional design. This is underlined by the fact that the Genesis (as the only flying wing in the same performance and speed range as conventional designs) is not lighter. Bye...
Thursday, 17 January 2008
Terrible L/D
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Maybe the wings are twisted (would explain the left-turn tendancy and poor performance). What were your interthermal speeds?
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
...last was carried). Which sailplane came out best on final glide? I am aware of the published stats on glider performance in but these are often manufacturers' figures and I need observed data even ...
Monday, 14 January 2008
In-flight oxygen saturations
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
It appears that there has NOT been any systematic investigation of systems performance with altitude - at least nothing that any of you know about. I just assume the same thing will apply to powered f
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Turn Area Task problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...in less time spent cruising at normal XC speeds. Ed experienced time under. Surely, we want to measure soaring performance, not how good you are at buying and using the latest software to predict just...
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Airfoil data
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I'm looking for airfoil data (coordinates, technical papers, etc) on some of the newer airfoils used on high-performance racing sailplanes such as the ASW-26,27,28 or even the eta Project, that were d
Monday, 31 December 2007
any Dimona motorglider comments?
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
how's the (engine on & off) performance? how's the maintenance? thanks...
Saturday, 29 December 2007
Needed: Canopy for Puchacz - USA
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
My numbers suggest that there's a strong latent market for a basic certificated medium-performance two-seater, especially one for which the certification program has already been amortized. The thin
Monday, 24 December 2007
2 place glider
(Forums / General Discussions)
...m/want-ads4.htm Lark IS-32 in pristine condition with a great trailer. 20 meters of highly polished wing and performance to keep up with most glass. I know that the owners take great care of it....
Thursday, 20 December 2007
soaring with the sparrow hawk
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...With the plane assembled, I could easily pick it up by the nose with the tail wheel on the ground. As far as performance goes, I didn't get a chance to do any side by side glides, and when we therma...
Friday, 14 December 2007
Flying straight down
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...cker wing section than the Ventus and maybe stronger. Certainaly cheaper if you're just interested in vertical performance! OK, that's my information. How about an answer to the 'Why' question?...
Friday, 30 November 2007
Tall Pilot
(Forums / General Discussions)
...anopy in the same place...which doesn't work very well. The Grobs seem to fit; what else in a medium to high performance sailplane will I be able to fly comfortably? Any ideas appreciated. Either ...
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Homebuilt sailplane
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
I'm look for any information on high performance homebuilt sailplanes. Specifically, I'd like something along the lines of those higher performance carbon and glass sailplanes that can be purchased al
Saturday, 10 November 2007
... a factor upon which I'd like some opinions... I have not heard or read a debate on the impact of 'club class' performance versus more contemporary std class / 15M polar performance. While this may ...
Thursday, 08 November 2007
Glider simulation project
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...!) In order to do this, I would need a good aerodynamic description of the aircraft, including: 1. The usual performance data as given in the POH. 2. Detailed surface drawings, including cross secti...
Thursday, 08 November 2007
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