This had a metal wing of greater ( ) span, giving it a much improved gliding angle of 35 : 1.
12.
Glide angle has been measured at 26.8 degrees and glide ratio at 1.98 ., width is 4 ft.
13.
Although heavier gliders have a slight disadvantage when climbing in rising air, they achieve a higher speed at any given glide angle.
14.
The Chemical Corps developed Flettner rotor bomblets and later triangular bomblets for wider coverage due to improved glide angles over Magnus-lift spherical bomblets.
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It had a slightly better glide angle than the Pellicano and competitive with the best sailplanes of its time, even with those of greater span.
16.
The pilots very nearly lost control of the trijet, but they were able to successfully land the aircraft safely using differential throttling to control glide angle.
17.
He could out-turn the 15 m aircraft in thermals but they, 100 kg ( 220 lb ) heavier flew faster at the same glide angle.
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Flight tests in 1996 showed that the 15 metre version had a glide angle of 46 : 1 but only after considerable work on sealing gaps and by using turbulators.
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Following this general procedure of fitting airspeed to existing conditions, the pilot can achieve approximately the same glide angle in any set of circumstances and estimate the touchdown point.
20.
This has little effect on the glide angle but increases rate of sink ( and airspeed in proportion ) because the heavier aircraft achieves optimal L / D at a higher airspeed.
