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Giant Waves Hit Iowa
This is just cool. And it is aviation related because I certainly wouldn't
want to fly in it. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...tm?list1043252 |
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Giant Waves Hit Iowa
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:23:27 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in : This is just cool. And it is aviation related because I certainly wouldn't want to fly in it. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...tm?list1043252 Sailplane pilots fly in wave lift all the time. You just have to watch out for the rotor. |
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Giant Waves Hit Iowa
Larry Dighera schrieb:
Sailplane pilots fly in wave lift all the time. You just have to watch out for the rotor. Glider pilots purposedly enter the rotor all the time, because this is the staircase to the wave. Just stay below vB and be sure your straps are tight. That said, the wave in the picture was created by an inversion and not by mountains. Inversion waves come without rotors. And a hint to power pilots: If you understand wave and know how to use it, you can save a lot of fuel. |
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Giant Waves Hit Iowa
"Stefan" wrote in message . .. Larry Dighera schrieb: Sailplane pilots fly in wave lift all the time. You just have to watch out for the rotor. Glider pilots purposedly enter the rotor all the time, because this is the staircase to the wave. Just stay below vB and be sure your straps are tight. That said, the wave in the picture was created by an inversion and not by mountains. Inversion waves come without rotors. And a hint to power pilots: If you understand wave and know how to use it, you can save a lot of fuel. Yup, on x-countries in California, you can slide over a couple miles and get in the slope lift and pick up 10-15 knots... |
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