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On May 28, 6:02*am, Andy wrote:
On May 27, 10:49*pm, Tim Taylor wrote: Anyone have a good set of equations or example of how to do this simply? The fastest speed through the air mass will give the fastest speed over the ground. *The wind does not change the speed to fly. *It only impacts best glide speed to a landing. So add 0xW for a headwind and subtract 0xW for a tailwind. Andy I think Tim means STF for final glide where you are flying in reference to the ground, not the airmass. John Cochrane's analysis shows that you have different lift strength targets for upwind/ downwind turnpoints as well, though I don't know if this extends to STF. John? I have the final glide formulae in a spreadsheet, including effects of wind and wing loading, if you are interested. 9B |
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