....Has anyone considered putting down that Twinkie?


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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Why are recreational glider cockpits so small? If someone built a glider
with a 25% larger cockpit, would it hurt the L/D that much?

Are all high performance gliders built for racing and by consequence make
the sport unattractive for larger people?

How many people retire from gliding because they no longer fit in their
gliders? How many never try the sport because they find the cockpit
claustrophobic and uncomfortable? How many teenagers solo only to grow
too big to fit in a glider?

If Eastern Europeans grow larger over time, will glider cockpits get
bigger?

If the sport offered an extra large cockpit, would it increase
participation levels?

Has anyone modified a two place glider to accommodate an extra large
pilot?