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Old December 1st 08, 06:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tony Condon
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Default Polar Testing of Cherokee II

At 15:56 30 October 2008, wrote:
I flew yesterday. Perfectly calm conditions. a 5000 foot tow
followed by several 1 minute runs at varying airspeeds from 35 to 75
mph. downloading the video now, hopefully the numbers work out. more
to come.


alright the data is in and its looking fairly good. looks like minimum
sink is 170 mph at about 41 mph and best glide is 23.5:1 at around 52
mph.

data and graphs he

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...Z9WBWsGi2YHtGw


-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y