Mark James Boyd wrote:
Here's a wierd idea:

Get longer wings. If the wings hit an updraft, they will
go up, and flex, but the fuselage won't go up right away,
kind of a "shock absorber." Then the wings will reflex,
giving extra thrust, and dissipating the G's. A few oscillations
later and you'll feel real queasy, but you'll have more glide
and less G's. Better all around, right?

OK, a bit off thread, but has anyone modeled this (dynamic)
interaction? Sure sure, we know about best glide, but what
about the effect of long wings flapping like a seagull in turbulence?

You don't have to go to long wings to enjoy this effect, but just buy an
ASW20 ("A" or C model, though the B was relatively flexible, too)!

A lot of 20 owners thought/think that the 20 did well in dolphin flight
because of this, compared to the stiff winged Ventus, but it might be
the Ventus just had separation problems near the root, unrelated to wing
stiffness.
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Eric Greenwell
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USA