Timeline for Is a glider on a winch directionally stable?
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| Jul 25, 2022 at 10:43 | comment | added | Frog | @quiet flyer - I think I know the answer to that but no spoilers (see what I did there?) :-) | |
| Jul 24, 2022 at 13:47 | comment | added | quiet flyer | @Frog - your comment could be a "springboard" for a new question- what makes "dope-on-a-rope" parasails so directionally stable on tow, and why are hang gliders so radically different in terms of stability on tow, and where (and why) do paragliders fall on this continuum? | |
| Jul 24, 2022 at 8:12 | answer | added | Peter Kämpf | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 23, 2022 at 21:10 | comment | added | Frog | Having been on both ends of the tow for hang gliders and paragliders I can assure the OP that these aircraft love to ‘lock out’ in yaw/roll and hang gliders in pitch. Uncharacteristically this is quite spontaneous and the ‘pink dangly thing’ (i.e. pilot, for the avoidance of doubt) is not generally to blame. | |
| Jul 23, 2022 at 14:33 | comment | added | quiet flyer | It may be relevant to research -- "freeflight towline gliders model airplanes" | |
| Jul 23, 2022 at 12:55 | answer | added | Robert DiGiovanni | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jul 22, 2022 at 11:28 | history | edited | Sanchises | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 22, 2022 at 11:20 | comment | added | Sanchises | @quietflyer Maybe on a model glider. I won't reward messing about during the most dangerous part of sailplane flying... | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 16:54 | comment | added | quiet flyer | Someone ought to give this question a maximum-possible bonus-- only to be awarded to answers involving actual in-flight testing!!!. Gut feeling- no it will not be directionally stable. | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 16:52 | comment | added | quiet flyer | Related question: is a hang glider directionally stable during winch launch? Answer: far from it! | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/1550088209010290688 | ||
| Jul 20, 2022 at 19:12 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 20, 2022 at 13:23 | answer | added | Marius | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 20, 2022 at 10:58 | history | asked | Sanchises | CC BY-SA 4.0 |