In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
One is vertical wind, i.e. turbulance and thermals.
Are thermals strong enough to raise a small GA aircraft in the same way that
they raise gliders? That is, could a small GA powered aircraft remain aloft
indefinitely by riding thermals, or is it just not a good-enough glider?
Vertical wind is vertical wind; everybody goes along for the ride.
Since powered aircraft with the engine off don't have the same glide ratio
as gliders, they will lose a lot more altitude between the thermals.
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Jim Pennino
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