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Old November 11th 04, 05:48 PM
Gerhard Wesp
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BTIZ wrote:
want to be doing that in a 100hp tug


Theoretically, with 100hp you can obtain 10m/s climb rate with a 750kg
glider (about 5 kts or 2000ft/min). It's all a question of
efficiency (both glider and tug)...

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