density altitude |  |
desired angle of bank |  | degrees |
wind from at |  |
with total of |  |  |
of |  |
Grapic Output Options:
Select a ship first. Then choose:
    angle of bank
    wind direction and speed
    atmospheric sink/lift rate
    wing loading/gross weight
Note that the units you choose are used for all output and need not be the same as those in the actual data set. All conversions will be handled for you. Then click on 'Show' to see the best speed to fly under these conditions, or select another option to see an analysis. Graphs are created using the JavaScript version of GNUPlot. Note that if you have data of your own on your hard disk or Web site and you have downloaded this calculator to that site as well, then you can use your own data. If you do that, the data must be in a subdirectory just under this one by the name 'xydata' and in the proper format. If you would like to see your glider's data on MY list, please send the data in the proper format to me. Be sure to indicate units! Comments and concerns appreciated: Bob Hanson home page MSC home page Most of these data are approximations based on 2nd-order fits of glider polars. I have adapted the JavaScript code now to allow for infinite-order fits in any units. So if you have some data, please E-mail me. Contributions welcome and noted with a (*). Actual polar data will differ. Calculated and actual polar curves of many of these gliders are available. *Credits 2nd-order fits: Manfred Burkert via Rich Carr of the Colorado Soaring Association. 2nd-order Discus: Carlos G=mez-Mira 2nd-order PW-5: J. Stingl 2nd-order Schweizer 1-26C: Brian Case IS-28B2 Lark Polar Data: Paul Lynch LS-4a Polar Data: Gary Ehrenfeld Schweizer 1-35 Polar Data: Tom Rent Schweizer 2-33 Polar Data: Mark Boyd Xtreme Polar Data: Russ Hustead GnuPlot for JavaScript: http://gnuplot.respawned.com |