Hi all...

Was reading about a glider the other day....

It has something like a sink rate of 125 feet per minute at a 400 pound total
wieght when its going about 35 mph...

Now given that 1foot pound/sec = .00182 HP and the glider is being powered by
gravity....

125 * 400 / 60 = 833

833 * 0.00182 = 1.5

So, are those calcs right and it would only take 1.5 horsepower to keep that
glider going in level flight at 35 mph?

If thats the case..it makes me wanna get a glider, a weed wacker with a prop on
it and do some CHEAP, long, slow flights

take care

Blll