A brief examination of the performance figures achieved by modern soaring machines and a little reflection on the often huge disparity in L/D values between sailplanes and GA aircraft indicates that careful attention to lessons learned in sailplane design and manufacture hold realistic promise for substantial gains in the aerodynamic efficiency of several GA types.
Possible applications of soaring technology to drag reduction in powered general aviation aircraft
1975-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
General aviation during soaring sixties
Engineering Index Backfile | 1960
|GENERAL AVIATION DURING THE SOARING SIXTIES
SAE Technical Papers | 1960
|Soaring flight and soaring aircraft
Engineering Index Backfile | 1922
General Aviation Electric-Powered Aircraft Feasibility
AIAA | 2012
|General Aviation Electric-Powered Aircraft Feasibility
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012
|