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This is about Bill Collum's story in Soaring, "New Sailplane
Material". I respect Bill's knowledge and enjoy reading his stories in Soaring. In it he suggests a 50 Lb 15 meter glider will be possible and I don't doubt it. Certainly assembling it would be much easier, but to get reasonable penetration, wouldn't it need water ballast? Now, many fly without water but with a 50 Lb airframe, that wouldn't be an option. Every flight would be 'wet' offsetting the ease of assembly with the water filling hassle. You might see an increase in the number of the 12 meter gliders but I don't see many 12 meter gliders entered in 15 meter contests. No matter how light, I don't think the performance is really there. Ultimately, if you reduce the density of a glider to that of air, you have a glider shaped balloon. What's the L/D of a balloon? |
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