... !
http://www.scribd.com/doc/252510679/Solving-the-Speed-Run-How-We-Broke-the-200kph-Barrier
So, the 100km FAI triangle record can be defined as: One Perfect Climb, One Perfect Final ...
A final glide after a long xc-flight is always a critical point and highlight of the whole flight. Follow me in this video through a highspeed low level final glide from a seemingly hopeless position. ...
... the center X of the two intersecting runways i was still airborne and the trees & bushes at end of the runway were getting big and scary. At that point I panicked: I pulled up hoping to reduce airspeed ...
... glider more precisely, make more
precise turns, and control the speed more effectively, all with the goal of
being the first across the finish line.
A Championship consists of three days ...
... good
racing days with distances of around 200 km and average speeds up
to 123 km/h. The last day’s race was challenging with
deteriorating weather and eventually ended with no points being
attributed ...
... à des accidents potentiellement mortels.
Théorie
et application de l'optimisation de la vitesse de transition
("Speed-To-Fly, Sollfahrt") en présence de vent fort. Rappel des limites
structurelles ...
... Flight", "OLC Champion" and rank 1 in "Champion Speed-OLC"!
Here you can find Jim's and Dennis' flights:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightbook.html?sp=2012&st=olcp&rt=olc&pi=14320 ...
...
speed would be significantly higher than previous larger gliders (even
with the relatively low wing-loading without water ballast), although I
practically had to force myself to fly 20 to 30 km/h ...
...
// Logging interval to 2sec
$PFLAC,S,LOGINT,2
// Speed threshold for alarms to 5m/s
$PFLAC,S,THRE,5
// Maximum range to 4km
$PFLAC,S,RANGE,4000
// Stealth mode OFF (highly recommended) ...
... was delayed due to weather conditions. A
small weather window appeared in the late afternoon and the task
setters amended the original course to a 152.3km out-and-return to Mt
Hayes, which was speedily ...
OMARAMA, New Zealand (December 23, 2007) – A thrilling afternoon of racing involving a surprise finish, changing weather patterns and high speed gliding for the penultimate day of the FAI World GP Gliding ...
... score after three days’ racing puts Steve Jones (GBR) in
the lead with 20 points, Ben Flewett (NZ) second with 18 points, and
Sebastian Kawa (POL) with 16 points. The six days of intense, high
speed ...
OMARAMA, New Zealand (December 20, 2007) – It was day of tense racing on day two of the FAI World GP Gliding Championship with another very high speed close finish .
The final 55km stretch to the ...
... Dingle range. This allowed me to maintain the much needed
altitude giving me extra speed for the descent to the finish line. It
was an exciting race and I am very much looking forward to the next
five ...
... des drones, etc.
Tant que des planeurs voleront et que des pilotes chercheront à optimiser leur vol, MacCready sera à bord.
Liens :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_MacCready
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_to_fly ...