70 kg 31:1 glider is here to stay?

"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message
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Earlier, "Slick" wrote:

...I'm amazed by the stall speed of 20 mph...

I would be too - if I believed it.

Bob K.

The numbers quoted by manufacturers for empty weight, stall speed, minimum
sink, and yes, especially L/D, are purely marketing numbers and mostly
fiction.

There are aircraft that if you used 1.3 VSO for approach calculated by the
advertised stall speed you would never make it to the runway!

Also note that the stall speeds given by the manufacturers are usually given
at the minimum possible (or impossible) mass. Then again, I weigh 85
kilos...

So, Bob, are you going to change this state of affairs with the HP-24, and
say so loudly, or continue to add the customary percentage? (-:

To paraphrase, "There are lies, damn lies, and specifications". Caveat
Emptor.
-Bob Korves