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"Gene Whitt" wrote: Thanks everyone. Now for a 'yes' or 'no' answer to my follow-up question. Does the addition of weight have the same effect on airplanes with power off and prop stopped as on gliders but at a less efficient level.? Of course. Until you get up to Mach effects, at least. -- Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+- Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O---------- |
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Jim Kelly wrote:
Thermalling stores energy in the glider, but thermals stop at cloud base. What do you call all that rising air in the cloud? Jack |
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The answer contains too many "if"-s
You have to understand, that gliders are in certain sense unique aircrafts. Non-lifting parts give miniscule amounts of the glider drag (around 10%). That is very different from other aircrafts (C-172 for example). As speed increases (due to the higher wing loading), higher non-lifting drag in motored aircrafts cancels most of the effect of reduced AOA. Provided that such even excists with wings optimised for absolutely different flying. Regards, Kaido "Gene Whitt" wrote in message nk.net... Thanks everyone. Now for a 'yes' or 'no' answer to my follow-up question. Does the addition of weight have the same effect on airplanes with power off and prop stopped as on gliders but at a less efficient level.? Gene Aside: I once dove a C-150 to 120 mph before stopped prop would start the engine, |
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I once gave a presentation on "speeds to fly when the engine quits" to
a power flying club. Not one person there had any idea that weight and wind would be a factor but they could all quote the best glide speed from the POH. Did you know a DC-10 has a glide ratio nearly as good (bad) as a 2-33. They get over 20:1 but it's at over 200kts. Andy |
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iPilot wrote:
Does the addition of weight have the same effect on airplanes with power off and prop stopped as on gliders but at a less efficient level.? The answer contains too many "if"-s You have to understand, that gliders are in certain sense unique aircrafts. Non-lifting parts give miniscule amounts of the glider drag (around 10%). That is very different from other aircrafts (C-172 for example). As speed increases (due to the higher wing loading), higher non-lifting drag in motored aircrafts cancels most of the effect of reduced AOA. Provided that such even excists with wings optimised for absolutely different flying. For the same AOA, the percentages of drag from lifting and non-lifting parts will be the same, so we can confidently adjust the polar of an airplane due to weight changes just as we do for the glider. There aren't any basic aerodynamic differences between a good glider and a bad glider. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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In article .com,
"Andy" wrote: Did you know a DC-10 has a glide ratio nearly as good (bad) as a 2-33. They get over 20:1 but it's at over 200kts. Yes. Fuel is the major cost of long distance airlines. They save fuel by reducing drag, which means getting the best possible cruise L/D. -- Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+- Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O---------- |
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What do you call all that rising air in the cloud? Jack :-) Now, I can only afford to change words - not add words . . .. so I'll try and get away with this modification (!): Thermalling stores energy in the glider, but gliders stop at cloud base. Water carried needs to be lifted too, thus more energy can be harnessed. Jim Kelly (ducking for cover . . .) . . . you could keep your student enticed with stories of shear wave . . . or cloud flying in UK . . . in the next lessons! |
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Y'all,
Many thanks for explanations that seemed to mean 'yes!' Personal email from Pete started something. He found my three million word web site interesting. I also tell how I won WWII as a corporal on Tinian. www.whittsflying.com Gene Whitt |
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Andy wrote:
Did you know a DC-10 has a glide ratio nearly as good (bad) as a 2-33. They get over 20:1 but it's at over 200kts. Cite? Jack |
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Jack wrote: Andy wrote: Did you know a DC-10 has a glide ratio nearly as good (bad) as a 2-33. They get over 20:1 but it's at over 200kts. Cite? Don't know about the DC-10, but the ancient 707 was about 19:1. -- Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+- Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O---------- |
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