Sailplane loads in aero-tow under turbulent conditions
Authors
Justyn Sandauer
The City College of the City University of New York
Keywords:
Design, Safety
Abstract
The present theory and practice of calculating loads acting on a sailplane being towed in turbulent air is based on the arbitrary asumption that the maximum loads in aero-tow differ from the respective values for the free flight only in the initial static load resulting from the tow rope. The subject of the paper is an analysis of the influence of sailplane and aero-tow parameters (including the parameters of aircraft and tow rope) on both the time history and maximum values of sailplane loads in aero-tow under turbulent conditions....
Author Biography
Justyn Sandauer, The City College of the City University of New York
