On Friday, May 16, 2014 1:34:57 PM UTC-5, Gary Ittner wrote:
wrote : - interesting to see how wing's loading was limited to 50 kg/m per square meter in favor of older ventus designs.... I think it was a direct attack on the Diana 2's... the V2/29/27's couldn't compete with it at 58kg/sqm. The maximum certificated wing loadings for the gliders at the Sisteron Grand Prix a LS 8 50.00 kg/sqm Ventus 2 54.29 kg/sqm ASW 27 55.56 kg/sqm Diana 2 57.87 kg/sqm ASG 29/15 59.80 kg/sqm If restricting all the gliders to the same 50 kg/sqm wing loading "hurts" the Diana 2, it hurts the ASG 29/15 even more. So how is this a direct attact on the Diana 2 ? Gary Ittner P7 "Have glider, will race"

- So if Ventus design is heavier than for instance Diana 2, which glider will run better at 50 kg/sqm?
Why is there some idiotic restriction in the first place, other than to favor certain glider types?