I have recently purchased the new Garmin 3600 that works using an integrated Palm PDA. It appears to be an excellent EFIS/GPS inexpensive color system. I am needing the glide ratio so the 3600 can de
Chuck: I was looking at the Garmin site re: the 3600, but it appears to only have automobile mapping. Did you find an aviation navigation feature? Where? Thanks, Ray Knapp I have recently purchased t
Ray, You are correct in that the automotive GPS programs come as standard; however, Hangar B-17 has come out with an excellent program. I have been trying to install my program with Windows XP and ha
09/02/2003 01:13:23 PM, Serialize complete at 09/02/2003 01:13:23 PM I have recently purchased the new Garmin 3600 that works using an integrated Palm PDA. It appears to be an excellent EFIS/GPS inex
We have measured our mono-wheel XS with 912S several times. The first was with a two bladed Whirlwind prop with the engine at idle throttle, prop full fine. We got about 11:1 at about 65 knots best g
Author: Michael Parkin <Mikenjulie.Parkin@btopenworld.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:46:08
I totally agree with your figures. I tested my mono XS with Airmaster Prop engine at idle and 70kts. I decided that 2nm/1000' was a practical rule of thumb. regards, Mike Parkin (G-JULZ) was full the
Author: Michael Parkin <Mikenjulie.Parkin@btopenworld.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:51:41
Do you really think you can glide 20nms from 6000ft. I remember some wooden gliders that couldn't do that - and have some spare left to field land. regards, Mike
09/02/2003 03:23:56 PM, Serialize complete at 09/02/2003 03:23:56 PM I totally agree with your figures. I tested my mono XS with Airmaster Prop engine at idle and 70kts. I decided that 2nm/1000' was
--From what I have seen, I think that 20:1 is not realistic for the short wing. At sea level, that would be a sink rate at 60 knots of 304 fpm. I suspect the glide ratio of the short wing is more in
I really haven't nailed it down yet. Finding a smooth enough day is hard to come by here. I do know that it is in the vicinity of 25. I have done several scenarios of engine failure including all the
Sorry to be a couple of days late responding to this one but we have been touring round Scotland for 3 days. We were in out house at 10 am in Kent and then in Dundee, Scotland at 3pm, having stopped
Hi David, According to my calculations, you dropped 2200 feet (3400-1200) and traveled 21,326 feet (6.5 km x 3281 ft/km), giving a glide ratio of 9.7 to 1. We measured between 10.5 and 11 to 1, which
Chuck, was your glide one way of 6.5 km? If so, I think your calculation may have an error. If you actually traveled 13km back and forth, then you did indeed get an incredible L/D of 18. If the latte
The big question here is what was the wind aloft. I have seen many times in my flying career where the wind aloft is way different from the wind on the ground. The way to get the glide ratio is to ti
Ira, My mono XS/914/Kremen VP prop/ factory speed kit at close to AUW had best glide angle of 1 in 10.7 with prop fully fine at 75 kt and 1 in 11.9 at 80 kt , fully coarse. These were measured in a l
"Glider Polars & Speed-to-Fly...Made Easy!" is a 32-page book by Bob Wander available at http://www.bobwander.com/ or at 1-800-660-0238. I bought it. It's good and it's simple. Here's what he says ab
09/04/2003 01:45:26 PM, Serialize complete at 09/04/2003 01:45:26 PM "Glider Polars & Speed-to-Fly...Made Easy!" is a 32-page book by Bob Wander available at http://www.bobwander.com/ or at 1-800-660
Most closed cockpit wooden gliders with nil wind will manage at least 20:1 so from about 6000ft, at 20:1 in Nm's with no lift or sink you'd have slightly less than 500ft to land, do-able, but to be c