Udo Rumpf wrote:
Of course it would be true, at 80km/k you would be flying to slow
if you tried to thermal.
This is minimum sink speed in level flight at 6.5 lb/sqft.
at 7.5 lb/sqft you would be approaching stall speed.

To recap the ASW24 does not have to be flown any faster then
other glider of its type. Two gliders you have mentioned have a much
lighter wingloading and the Discus and the ASW24 with 7.5 lb/sqft
will fly at about the same speed.

Now I know how misinformation gets started.

Regards
Udo

Udo,

A related question in terms of data points. How significant is the
in-flight CG on climb performance? It's purely subjective, but my LS8
seems to climb markedly better now that I've moved the CG back to about
80% of aft limit (from a previous 45%). Locically, aft CG would
reduce the amount of lift (nose up pitch) required of the
elevator/stabilizer, reducing induced drag from these surfaces. As a
percentage of total induced drag I'm sure this relatively small, but is
it significant?

Erik Mann (P3)