On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:14:18 AM UTC-6, wrote:
Hello, I'm the author of the article and I also don't know. I just referred the engineer's comment about the roll-rate I (roughly) measured during the test flight.

Nice to know someone's actually reading my articles ;-)

all the best,

Aldo Cernezzi




Il giorno mercoledì 14 settembre 2016 14:04:30 UTC+2, Roy B. ha scritto:
In this month's Gliding International article on the Ventus 3, Aldo Cernezzi writes, "According to Berd Weber, I flew with a relatively forward CoG, which may have an impact on roll speed". This got me to thinking of my own anecdotal experiences with very forward CGs having a negative impact on roll rate, and I think that a forward CG does degrade the roll rate. But I can't figure out why that happens. Can anybody explain it in simple terms?
ROY

Aldo,
Keep the faith! I always read your articles. They are excellent and quite comprehensive, so please continue writing them. I am very sure that they are also read by glider pilots all over the world. We can all benefit by the knowledge and insight you provide.

Thanks again - Renny

Renny Rozzoni
Abuquerque, NM