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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
There is no hard data on tie down strength. Just plan for the worst.
PolyPro will lose most of its strength rapidly from UV. Good covered climbing rope and locking carabiners are the best bet. |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
Back in the 60s someone wrote in Soaring about tying two-by-fours
along the tops of wings to act as spoilers. I've never seen it, but this is strictly a "for at-home" solution if it works. Boards would need to be stabilized in some way, of course. At 23:05 13 August 2008, wrote: There is no hard data on tie down strength. Just plan for the worst. PolyPro will lose most of its strength rapidly from UV. Good covered climbing rope and locking carabiners are the best bet. |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
"Andy" wrote in message
... Others would say why worry - put it in the box! "Glider trailers parked on the field were crushed from being tossed about like dice." (to be fair "The hangar right across the alleyway had it's roof and walls blown off.") http://iac78.org/newsletter/NL%20Fal...05%20Color.pdf Page 8. Now, can someone explain why I can remember (and find) something I read nearly 3 years ago, but I can't remember what I was doing on Friday when I get back to work on Monday? -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
I used to leave my ASW17 with a trestle under each wing, to stop them
moving and ties the tail down. I also left it in full negative flap which meant that it would not lift. If the wind was forecast to be more than 30 knots it went in it's box although I was caught out a couple of times with unexpected wind speeds of up to 60 knots, it never moved. I suspect with speeds of 100kts you would be luck to find the glider intact even if the tie down held, and even in the trailer it would be at risk. |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
Doug Hoffman wrote:
Seems like wing and tailfeather covers should help some. Maybe a lot. The full covers I've seen (Jaxida) hang down a lot of covering beneath the wings and horizontal stabs/elevators. To my eye the covers might be far more effective than even open spoilers in destroying lift. My observation is the the wind puffs up the covers so they stand completely off the top and bottom of the wing. In a strong wind, the covers look like they are inflated to a high pressure, making the wing look more like a sausage than anything else. My guess is this is a high drag, low lift "airfoil", but I have no documentation for it. It also provides protection from hail, which just bounces off the taut wing covers and never gets near the wing skin. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * Updated! "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message news:x7Mok.925$xv.899@trnddc02... My observation is the the wind puffs up the covers so they stand completely off the top and bottom of the wing. In a strong wind, the covers look like they are inflated to a high pressure, making the wing look more like a sausage than anything else. My guess is this is a high drag, low lift "airfoil", but I have no documentation for it. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA My observation is similar . . . except to me, the puffed up covers look like the thick, high lift wing on a trainer. I'd feel a lot better about covers in high winds if there were spanwise fabric tubes sewn in to allow pipe foam insulation to be inserted for full length spoilers. bumper zz Minden USA |
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On Aug 13, 7:55*pm, "bumper" wrote:
"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message news:x7Mok.925$xv.899@trnddc02... My observation is the the wind puffs up the covers so they stand completely off the top and bottom of the wing. In a strong wind, the covers look like they are inflated to a high pressure, making the wing look more like a sausage than anything else. My guess is this is a high drag, low lift "airfoil", but I have no documentation for it. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA My observation is similar . . . except to me, the puffed up covers look like the thick, high lift wing on a trainer. I'd feel a lot better about covers in high winds if there were spanwise fabric tubes sewn in to allow pipe foam insulation *to be inserted for full length spoilers. bumper zz Minden USA The standard Jaxida covers look like this in the wind... http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrylramm/517165653/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrylramm/517140648/ (maybe it was really faster than 20 knots in these photos). Does Jaxida offer a sewn in place to insert a foam tube? Darryl |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
Andy wrote:
On Aug 13, 11:01=A0am, Eric Greenwell wrote: I see gliders tied down in a bewildering variety of ways, all apparently "adequate" in the owner's mind. Perhaps the real question is how well does it have to be tied down to satisfy the insurance company that you were not negligent. Another significant factor is what is it tied too. We seem to take for granted that tie down wires etc that we find at the airport are secure, but I've seen a whole line of cable and the anchors pulled out of the ground. I used to trust the rings on the ramp at Hobbs until one year I cleared all the dirt out of the hole and found the rings corroded almost all the way through. Last time I flew there I dug around until I found a good one and tied the CG hook to it. Seems like wing and tailfeather covers should help some. Maybe a lot. The full covers I've seen (Jaxida) hang down a lot of covering beneath the wings and horizontal stabs/elevators. To my eye the covers might be far more effective than even open spoilers in destroying lift. -- Doug ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Aug 13, 7:55 pm, "bumper" wrote: "Eric Greenwell" wrote in message news:x7Mok.925$xv.899@trnddc02... My observation is the the wind puffs up the covers so they stand completely off the top and bottom of the wing. In a strong wind, the covers look like they are inflated to a high pressure, making the wing look more like a sausage than anything else. My guess is this is a high drag, low lift "airfoil", but I have no documentation for it. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA My observation is similar . . . except to me, the puffed up covers look like the thick, high lift wing on a trainer. I'd feel a lot better about covers in high winds if there were spanwise fabric tubes sewn in to allow pipe foam insulation to be inserted for full length spoilers. bumper zz Minden USA The standard Jaxida covers look like this in the wind... http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrylramm/517165653/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrylramm/517140648/ (maybe it was really faster than 20 knots in these photos). Does Jaxida offer a sewn in place to insert a foam tube? My covers are not Jaxidas, but are similar in design using a lighter material (a type of Tyvek). They bulge more evenly on the top and bottom than Darryl's Jaxida covers. Perhaps Darryl could slide one cover off it's wing to determine if the other wing is lifting or not? It's not so easy for me to do that because my covers attach to each other, not a center section like the Jaxidas. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * Updated! "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org |
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What are the forces on a tied down glider?
How interested you were in Friday?
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ... Others would say why worry - put it in the box! "Glider trailers parked on the field were crushed from being tossed about like dice." (to be fair "The hangar right across the alleyway had it's roof and walls blown off.") http://iac78.org/newsletter/NL%20Fal...05%20Color.pdf Page 8. Now, can someone explain why I can remember (and find) something I read nearly 3 years ago, but I can't remember what I was doing on Friday when I get back to work on Monday? |
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