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#1
September 21st 05, 04:47 AM
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Who's to say that we want a light bulb? Sometimes a heavy bulb is better,
wing loading and all that. Don't forget that fluorescent bulbs require ballast. 
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September 21st 05, 05:40 AM
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Alas, that ballast is a light one, so there will less wing loading than
with a non-fluorescent light bulb. However, I do find the fluorscent ones perfect for a 0-.5 kt max climb rate day as they suck the optium amount of dark out of such light soaring conditions. See the article by Dick Johnson in Soaring, the chapter in Derek Piggott's Understading Gliding, and the powerpoint link at Tom Knauff's web page.
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September 21st 05, 07:12 AM
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HOW MANY GLIDER PILOTS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB?
As many as possible. I believe the saying is "Many hands make LIGHT work!"
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