On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 07:49:20 +1200, "goneill"
wrote:


with one of the latest design concepts (latest designs recording 1.5-2.5 LD
points improvement)
The better handling is the cream, that is where the idea of 44-45 LD seems
reasonable .
You don't reinvent the wheel therefore the question ,"has anyone done this
before"?

Unfortunately I haven't heard that anyone has modified the extensions
yet - but you could try to ask Schleicher. If anyone has done that,
I'm pretty sure they know about it (becuse they need to confirm that
the wing structure is strong enough for the additional load of the
winglet).

Pretty interesting conditions you are flying in - I thought NZ was
that place on earth where cruise speeds below 100 kts and cruise
altitudes below 15.000 ft over a 500 km triangle were regarded as
local flights.


Bye
Andreas