Thanks for the help Jim. I'm trying to get an idea about how hard these gliders are really thrown. Do you know some sort of "picture" that the forced can be related to? For instance, how fast would a baseball go with the same strength?
Tim Chang
jim buxton <glider902003_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
For the Cat IV glider plans Ive seen, how come none of them aren't
even close to the max wing area of 100 sq. in? Is it because its harder
to launch as high? Weight?
>
> Tim Chang
Precisely. 100 square inches would be a mammoth glider for cat IV.
The only way to get any altitude would be to make it brick heavy, or
discus launch it. Problem is 100 squares is a bit small for effective
discus launching.
If you have never flown any Cat IV HLG a good place to start is a
Sweepette 19 built light (say 20 grams). After you get the hang of
that go to a Supersweeep 22 or any of the other popular Cat IV
designs. Remember you can practice fly outside on calm evenings,
especially with a Sweepette 19.
~Jim
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