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: Landing Out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliding

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

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

Some images were taken from the Internet and credited to their sources. All other content is Copyright 2012, Jim Hendrix. Permission is granted to download this presentation for viewing and projection for non-commercial purposes only. Permission is not granted to modify or distribute this presentation for any purpose whatsoever, without written permission.

Jim Hendrix,

Copyright Statement

Revised: 3/18/2012

The End

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