Bob,

Here is the reference:

http://mysite.verizon.net/engreenwel...teria_2004.pdf

You have it backward it is Weight / span ^ 2 0.62

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder


"Bob C" wrote in message
...
A while back I read an FAA definition of a glider (as
opposed to an airplane). I think it was an FAA document
that referenced JAR 22. One of the criteria was a
span squared over weight number (S^2/W). I can't find
this document. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Bob C.