Glider performance: a new approach

Authors

  • H. Goodhart The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Design, Aerodynamics

Abstract

The measured performance of gliders is normally stated by means of a curve showing sinking speed against forward speed.....  Unfortuntely, such comparisons are not valid since they make no allowance for the differing speeds at which the gliders achieve their minimum sink....  The method is however applicable in any other case........

Author Biography

H. Goodhart, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2017-10-26

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