Economy Class

On Jan 24, 8:17*am, "bumper" wrote:
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On Jan 24, 6:59 am, "Maciek" wrote:

It was also
tried everywhere and called World Class!

And, unfortunately, it didn't work. Didn't work because of us - the
pilots.
It's because if only we get a few hundreds of hrs. so we could appear in
the
competition world, most of us want to fly gliders of more and more L/D.
"Why
should I, THE PILOT with say 500 hrs. fly a bicycle like PW-5 with 30:1 or
something? I'm to good for that, I need 50:1 at least"

Maciek K.

If the glider selected hadn't looked like a "Smart Car", maybe I'd
have bought one.

What's the best L/D on a Smart Car?

9B

On Jan 24, 5:08�pm, wrote:
On Jan 24, 8:17�am, "bumper" wrote:





wrote in message

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On Jan 24, 6:59 am, "Maciek" wrote:

It was also
tried everywhere and called World Class!

And, unfortunately, it didn't work. Didn't work because of us - the
pilots.
It's because if only we get a few hundreds of hrs. so we could appear in
the
competition world, most of us want to fly gliders of more and more L/D.
"Why
should I, THE PILOT with say 500 hrs. fly a bicycle like PW-5 with 30:1 or
something? I'm to good for that, I need 50:1 at least"

Maciek K.

If the glider selected hadn't looked like a "Smart Car", maybe I'd
have bought one.

What's the best L/D on a Smart Car?

9B- Hide quoted text -

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Now, that's the dumbest thing I have read on RAS over the last several
weeks......9B.....the best L/D on a smart car depends on the color.

On Jan 25, 1:32*am, wrote:
On Jan 24, 5:08 pm, wrote:





On Jan 24, 8:17 am, "bumper" wrote:

wrote in message

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On Jan 24, 6:59 am, "Maciek" wrote:

It was also
tried everywhere and called World Class!

And, unfortunately, it didn't work. Didn't work because of us - the
pilots.
It's because if only we get a few hundreds of hrs. so we could appear in
the
competition world, most of us want to fly gliders of more and more L/D.
"Why
should I, THE PILOT with say 500 hrs. fly a bicycle like PW-5 with 30:1 or
something? I'm to good for that, I need 50:1 at least"

Maciek K.

If the glider selected hadn't looked like a "Smart Car", maybe I'd
have bought one.

What's the best L/D on a Smart Car?

9B- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Now, that's the dumbest thing I have read on RAS over the last several
weeks......9B.....the best L/D on a smart car depends on the color.- Hide quoted text -

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No, your wrong! It depends on the tires!

What's the best L/D on a Smart Car?
9B- Hide quoted text -
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Now, that's the dumbest thing I have read on RAS over the last several
weeks......9B.....the best L/D on a smart car depends on the color.


No, your wrong! It depends on the tires!

Actually, in the auto industry a vehicle without an engine, which is
commonly found during the development phase of a vehicle, is called a
"glider". At least in the US auto industry, or what's left of it.

And yes, the drag of the complete vehicle is always measured. Typically
by letting the vehicle coast and measuring the time taken to drop
between two given speeds under controlled conditions. Longer times are
better.

Regards,

-Doug