SPEED AND FLIGHT PATH BOUNDARIES FOR WNCH LAUNCHING

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  • Frank Irving

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Training and Safety

Abstract

This paper examines the relationships between speed and flight path slope during a winch launch which deflne boundaries corresponding to stalling and weak link failure respectively. The speed corresponding to the intersection of these boundaries is shown to be a function of the cable angle to the horizontal for any particular glider. Simple expressions for this speed are derived, corresponding to small and large cable angles. It is recommended that the latter figure should be quoted in Flight Manuals.

Author Biography

Frank Irving

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

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