WHAT PRICE PERFORMANCE?

Authors

  • Richard Eppler

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Structures, Design

Abstract

There is not one performance for any glider. It is thus not possible to find one price-performance ratio. But the data so far given show several facts very clearly. The most interesting spans are obviouslybetween 17 and 18.5 m. Lower spans reduce the performance much more than the price. Higher spans make the prices unaffordable for many people. The following conclusions are of course discussible, but surely not too far from reality and surely worthwhile to be discussed.

 

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (1994)

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