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Old August 13th 20, 03:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Dan
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Old August 13th 20, 04:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:40:11 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Dan


Nice! Thanks for sharing the link.

Uli
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Old August 13th 20, 05:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:20:41 AM UTC-4, AS wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:40:11 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Dan


Nice! Thanks for sharing the link.

Uli
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https://e-birdy.com/
Unfortunately in German only. Google Translate is you friend .... ;-)

Uli
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Old August 13th 20, 06:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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RES? Rear End Selflaunch

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Old August 13th 20, 07:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Are there any performance figures anywhere? I looked around but could not find any.

Boggs
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Old August 13th 20, 08:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 12:30:46 PM UTC-6, Waveguru wrote:
Are there any performance figures anywhere? I looked around but could not find any.

Boggs


There are some interesting names involved.

Frank
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Old August 13th 20, 09:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:30:46 PM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
Are there any performance figures anywhere? I looked around but could not find any.

Boggs


Go here and scroll down:
https://ebirdycom.files.wordpress.co...birdyx2019.pdf

Uli
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Old August 14th 20, 03:02 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:38:28 PM UTC-6, AS wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:30:46 PM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
Are there any performance figures anywhere? I looked around but could not find any.

Boggs


Go here and scroll down:
https://ebirdycom.files.wordpress.co...birdyx2019.pdf

Uli
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40:1 glide ratio sounds nice, but a VNE of 200km/hr seems a bit limiting for anything but purely relaxed recreational flying.
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Old August 14th 20, 04:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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John Foster wrote on 8/13/2020 7:02 PM:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:38:28 PM UTC-6, AS wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:30:46 PM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
Are there any performance figures anywhere? I looked around but could not find any.

Boggs


Go here and scroll down:
https://ebirdycom.files.wordpress.co...birdyx2019.pdf

Uli
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40:1 glide ratio sounds nice, but a VNE of 200km/hr seems a bit limiting for anything but purely relaxed recreational flying.

With a max wing loading of 34 kg/m2, 200 kph will have you coming down at a rapid
rate, so it's not the limiting factor for flying fast.

--
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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
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Old August 14th 20, 02:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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40:1 glide ratio sounds nice, but a VNE of 200km/hr seems a bit limiting
for anything but purely relaxed recreational flying.


What do you seriously thinking its aimed for?? -winning the Open Class
World Championships?

 




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