Mike, In your original question, Part b,
By "pointing" I presume you mean "trailing" ? To me, in this case "pointing" could be the direction of the forward end of the string. On Thu, 17 Jan. 2019, 9:54 am Mike Borgelt <[email protected] wrote: > So how about answering the questions? > > > Mike > > At 08:51 AM 1/17/2019, you wrote: > > and what is the expected differential (gain/loss) with say a 10degree slip > indication variation, given all the other factors that determine climb rate. > > This might b able to be worked out mathematically given the airflows angle > on the wing and fuselage drags differences > > I suspect that are several aerodynamic factors would have to be > considered, especially given the the thermal core is dynamic. > > A question for modern designers perhaps, especially when all aviation > design is a trade off > > > > > > > > > > > Richard Frawley > [email protected] > > We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our > children > > > > > > > > On 17 Jan 2019, at 9:43 am, Mike Borgelt < [email protected]> > wrote: > > At 07:36 AM 1/17/2019, you wrote: > > Perhaps the more important question is how to you tell if one technique is > better than another. What is a useful baseline? > > > > > > Climbing better than the other gliders is the test but what if everybody > is using the same less than optimum technique? > > Mike > > > > > > > On 17 Jan 2019, at 7:16 am, Mike Borgelt < [email protected]> > wrote: > > When circling in a thermal, do you > a) keep the string centered > b) fly with it pointing to the outside of the turn > c) why? > > > Your technique may not be doing what you think it is. > > Mike > > > > > > > *Borgelt Instruments* - > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > *Borgelt Instruments* - > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > *Borgelt Instruments* - > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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