Sharing a thermal

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Bill Daniels wrote:


Most vario's have a time constant of about 2-3 seconds or more. I put a
bunch of different varios on a test bench last winter and found some
were as
bad as 11 seconds. The average 45 degree bank thermalling turn takes
about
13 - 14 seconds

Yikes! I don't know what you are flying, but it takes my ASH 26 about 27
seconds to make one turn (50 kts IAS, 8000' msl, 8.2 lb/sq ft wing
loading). That's measured from a flight trace. My ASW 20 was a little
quicker, flying at 7.5 lb/sq ft, but nothing like 14 seconds.

Should be 17secs.

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Frank Whiteley