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Forum: Tech Log

15th Apr 2014, 00:03

Replies: 36

Glide ratio

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Posted By Mozella

OK, that makes sense. I took the post to mean a...

OK, that makes sense. I took the post to mean a minimum fuel decent which involves operating at best L/D. That's why it didn't make sense. Now I see the examples were idle decents using the same...

Forum: Tech Log

14th Apr 2014, 07:02

Replies: 36

Glide ratio

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Posted By Mozella

"They" used to be "me" before I retired. I'm...

"They" used to be "me" before I retired. I'm quite familiar with flying airliners having done so for 33 years. I've also done my fair share of sailplane racing. But fixed mach/speed procedures were...

Forum: Tech Log

14th Apr 2014, 03:30

Replies: 36

Glide ratio

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Posted By Mozella

Explain please. All glider pilots know that...

Explain please.

All glider pilots know that best no-wind gliding range is achieved at best L/D and the range is indipendent of weight. Counter to intuition, the heaver aircraft will glide the...

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