REFLECTOR: glide ratio

[Kirk Aragon]

I had an unscheduled off-field landing in my 1996 SERG last year and have first hand  experience at guessing the glide ratio :-). I lost the engine at 1700 AGL and glided  at 100KIAS about 1.25 miles with a 20 knot headwind. My constant speed prop was in climb pitch (it felt like a barn door hanging out in the wind). Not sure if this helps.

Kirk Aragon
N360TV


From: rream at satx.rr.com
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 22:03:50 -0600
Subject: REFLECTOR: glide ratio










Does anybody have any realistic idea of what the glide ratio of the 
Velocity at gross weight is?
 
 
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