If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Optimum thermalling speed display
With all the new (and some of the older - SN10 for example) vario-computers having accelerometers and settings for ballast and polars, would it be possible to compute and display the optimum thermalling speed adjusted for wingloading and bank angle (as a function of instantaneous G-loading)?
Since we don't (yet) have AOA gauges (which would do a better job of indicating the correct speed to fly in a thermal), I'm curious if a simple "speed to fly" indication would work. Obviously, filtering a constantly varying G-load would have to be employed, but I'm thinking of a 2-3 knot speed band display - using the same fast-slow indicator used for cruise speed control - preferably also with a deadbeat digital readout of the optimum speed to thermal for an average of the past 3 seconds or so of turn/averaged G. Would this work? Probably only once established in a steady, smooth turn - but that would give a good starting point for the next thermal. Kirk 66 |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Optimum CG Range | jcarlyle | Soaring | 38 | December 17th 09 05:50 PM |
Thermalling the D2 | Fox Two | Soaring | 9 | November 2nd 06 10:01 PM |
The new art of thermalling - with a kite... | [email protected] | Soaring | 3 | July 30th 06 04:06 AM |
Uncoordinated thermalling | David Norinsky | Soaring | 2 | July 12th 05 05:07 AM |
Hands off thermalling | John Jones | Soaring | 24 | April 26th 04 03:07 PM |