Ian Cant wrote:
Being simplistic, a difference in handicap between
1.5 and 1.14 means that for the same handicapped distance
the 2-32 does not need to fly nearly as far as the
Grob [assuming minimum time is met]. So the chance
of making it home would seem to be higher, no ?

But again, allowing for the old wings and the maker's
optimism [factors which surely apply also to the Grob
and the SF-25], is the 2-32 handicap reasonably representative
of actual relative performance ? And are there any
other models which seem at first glance excessively
high or excessively low ?

Does the 2-32 have a highly laminar-flow airfoil? If not (which is what
I suspect, entirely unencumbered by data), it might preserve its
performance better than an old glass ship, e.g. a Grob 103, designed
with a relatively high laminar-flow wing which has been distorted and
dinged over time.


Shawn