I have heard an urban legend that the schleicher fuselage, while built to accommodate small to X-Large pilots, still has less wetted area than a SH a model fuselage. I have no idea if this is true.


On Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 5:41:51 PM UTC-7, Andy Blackburn wrote:
On Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3:12:18 PM UTC-7, wrote:

I was told somewhere along the line that the forward fuselage of the current generation of Schleicher single-seaters was designed in such a way that it allowed the horizontal stabilizer to be significantly reduced in size - with a corresponding reduction in parasite drag. I was never able to substantiate the claim, but the horizontal stab on my ASW-27 is pretty compact compared to older generation gliders. I suppose it could also have something to do with the tail design and airfoil itself.

Also FWIW.

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