Performance Testing of RNR’s SBXC Using a Piccolo Autopilot
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There are several performance parameters for gliders that are useful to know. The ones I focused on are generating a sink polar, finding minimum sink speed, finding maximum L/D speed, and creating a speed to fly curve. Modelers using a system such as the Eagletree Glide can optimize their cross country soaring techniques by flying at the appropriate airspeed for the current flight conditions. Also, knowing the aircraft’s sink polar will allow for a quick comparison of the SBXC to other gliders.
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