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Lynn, To bad we dont have free wheeling on our coupes . Neill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re Glide ratio > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Coupers; Lets not forget the wind in this situation of power off glide. We > generally are trying to reach a specific place. Hopefully it is down wind, > but if you are like me, it seems like I am always flying into a headwind. > Therefore, it seems logical that in order to make the greatest distance over > the ground, one may have to increase the glide speed against the wind, and > reduce the glide speed with the wind. It has been a lot of years since I > studied any aerodynamics but we also have to account for propeller drag after > the engine quits. If the prop is still turning, there will be additional drag > created. And the actual weight will also have an effect. These will also > slightly modify the lift over drag relationship compared to power on flight. > I guess to make a long answer shorter: it depends>g< However, all in > all, I suspect that the best way to find out is for each of us is to try it > at various speeds to see what works out the best for each aircraft. > Lynn Nelsen > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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