Optimum sailplane performance in weak thermals

Authors

  • R. Kellner The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Design, Testing

Abstract

An analysis of the cross-country performance of current sailplane designs in weak thermal conditions is presented.  The thermal conditions encountered in the area around Detroit (US) are defined... The second section contains a brief review of the general theory ....  In the final part, the performance......is determined.

Author Biography

R. Kellner, The City College of the City University of New York

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

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Published

2017-11-10

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