Soaring 101 An Introduction to Soaring Flight Scott Alexander, Wolf River, TN
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Soaring 101An Introduction to Soaring Flight
Scott Alexander, Wolf River, TN
Fundamentals
History
Records
Sport
Gallery
Outline
Fundamentals: Forces
Fundamentals: Performance
Glide Ratio
Forward/Down
AirSpeed/SinkRate
Lift/Drag
Fundamentals: EnergyNo engine
No energy in fuel tank
Altitude = potential energy
Air Speed = kinetic energy
Drag force saps energy (altitude)
Always sinking relative to the air
Rising air lifts the glider - "fuels it up"
Must harvest energy where you find it
Fundamentals: Controls
Ailerons = Bank = TurnAilerons = Bank = TurnElevator = Pitch = SpeedElevator = Pitch = Speed
Rudder = Yaw = Align FuselageRudder = Yaw = Align Fuselage
www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0101.shtml
Fundamentals: lift
Ridge Lift
Thermals
Wave
Other
www.abqsoaring.org/MoriartySoaringMike Abernathy and Brian Resor
Fundamentals: Ridge lift
http://carrier.csi.cam.ac.uk/forsterlewis/soaring/
Fundamentals: Ridge lift
www.thefullwiki.org/Gliding
Fundamentals: Thermals
www.aerospaceweb.org/question/nature/q0253.shtml
Flight Basics: Thermals
Fundamentals: Wave Lift
www.aerospaceweb.org/question/nature/q0253.shtml
Fundamentals: Wave Lift
http://vimeo.com/17233830
Fundamentals: Other Lift
netchicken
Barry Slade, Australia
Morning Glory
Gravity Waves
Fundamentals: Other Lift
www.winningwind.com
Sea Breeze Front
Fundamentals: Other Lift
www.winningwind.com
Sea Breeze Front
marathi.wunderground.com
Fundamentals:launching
Bungee Launch
Ground Launch
Aero Tow Launchwww.scalesoaring.co.uk
www.flyingpodcast.co.uk pernickexag.livejournal.com
Fundamentals: Self launching
www.boonahgliding.com
Fundamentals: Self launching
www.bornrich.com
Fundamentals
Basics
History
Records
Sport
Gallery
Outline
ijustwanttofly.com
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969Otto Lilienthal
quest.arc.nasa.gov
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969
www.aerofiles.com
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969www.scalesoaring.co.uk
www.601st-615th-acw.org
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969
www.fiddlersgreen.net
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969
Horton IV
www.fiddlersgreen.net
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969
Horton IV
www.fiddlersgreen.net
www.fiddlersgreen.net
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969 Wood, Metal, FabricConstruction
www.fiddlersgreen.net
Soaring History
Earliest Gliders
Wright Brothers
Versailles Treaty
World War II
Post War
Post 1969 Composite ConstructionGlide Ratios > 40:1
Scott Alexander, Wolf River, TN
Fundamentals
Basics
History
Records
Sport
Gallery
Outline
www.museumofflight.org
Soaring Records: Altitude
Steve Fossett: 50,671 ft (2010, Wave)
www.museumofflight.orgwww.inyokernairport.com
Soaring Records: Distance
Klaus Ohlmann: 1,870 mi (2011, Wave)
Soaring Records: Duration
*Duration records no longer kept, too dangerous.
Charles Atger: 56:15* (1952, France)
http://sportslife7.blogspot.com
Soaring Records: Glide Ratio
Eta Glider: 72:1
Fundamentals
Basics
History
Records
Sport
Gallery
Outline
www.seattlepi.com
Soaring Sport
Training (dual)
Solo Soaring
Private License
Local Soaring
Cross-Country
Records
Competition www.womensoaring.org
Fundamentals
Basics
History
Records
Sport
Gallery
Outline
Coleen Koenig
Ground Handling
Launch Grid
Waiting My Turn
Ground Crew
Preparing for launch
Ground Roll
On Tow
Oops!
Camaraderie
Helena Bridge
Marks, MS
Sharing a Thermal
Joining the Thermal
Cockpit View
Land Out
A Sport For Families
A Sport For Women
A Sport For Men
Video Clip from Competition Flight
Further Reading
Richard Lancaster, Principles Of Glider Flight: www.carrotworks.com/documents/PrinciplesOfGliderFlight-LiftDragPerformance.pdf
Glider Flying Manual: http://store.ssa.org/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=802450
Mississippi State University Soaring Club: www.ae.msstate.edu/~msugclub/
Memphis Soaring Society: www.memphis-soaring.org
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