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"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
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"Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote in message
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But how many aircraft will continue flying at 50 kts in a 45 degree
bank? Not many, I'd wager...

I wouldn't make any bets on that. Since you used the word "aircraft"
which
includes gliders and not "airplane", the answer is tens of thousands of
gliders will do that.

Typically, ~25% of a gliders flight time will be flown in a 45 degree
bank
circling in thermals. The rest will be in 'high' (100 Kts) speed cruise
between thermals. My Nimbus will fly quite happily in a 45 degree bank
at

40 Kts while sinking 120 FPM. That circle is 300 feet in diameter.

Turning back to the departure runway from 200 feet AGL will leave the
glider
WAY above glidepath requiring heavy airbrake use to avoid overshooting
the
runway.

In straight flight, my Nimbus doesn't so much stall as it just flies so
slow
that the controls lose their grip on the air. The big wing just keeps
flying.


Bill,

Which Nimbus version do fly? (Wing span?)

I need to come to Colorado and get winch qualified. I think winch
launches
in my HP-14 would be a "blast!!"

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder


I fly a Nimbus 2C with winglets (soon).

Winch launch is a blast. Short of a carrier catapult or a space shuttle
launch, it's the most acceleration you will ever experience in an aircraft.
(0 - 60 in 2 - 3 seconds.)

I know nothing about the HP-14's characteristics on a winch launch. I'd
suggest youi discuss it with someone who does. I think that Dick Schreder
designed them exclusively for air tow so, whicle it may work just fine,
there might be issues.

Bill Daniels