Modeling thermals

Authors

  • Gerhardt Waibel Bad Hindelang, Germany

Keywords:

Meteorology, Design

Abstract

Every thermal is an individual and our colleagues of the OSTIV Scientific Section are eagerly exploring the secrets of this meteorologic phenomenon. For glider pilots however thermals are the energy supply for their flights and every new thermal increases the pilots’ experience and adds to their knowledge. Sailplane designers are mostly experienced glider pilots themselves, having flown thousands of hours in the convection layer of the lower troposphere. They try to use their experience for the design of more efficient sailplanes and are driven and encouraged by the best competition and record pilots.

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Vol. 37 No. 4 (2013)

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