A critique of two recent sailplane design contests

Authors

  • John McMasters The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Design, Structures, Aerodynamics

Abstract

Between September 1980 and September 1982, the Soaring Society of America sponsored two sailplane contests......This paper describes the background and rational for both contests, discusses the results and offers some critical cometary on the lessons learned and prospects for the future.

Author Biography

John McMasters, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2018-02-02

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