Sentence examples for glide ratio from inspiring English sources

The optimal blade geometry is obtained for which the maximum power coefficient is calculated at different design tip speed and glide ratio.

This was easy for him, because the glide ratio of a Cessna 152 is almost exactly the same as a hang glider.

A modern competition hang glider has a "glide ratio" of 15 to 1, which means for every foot it descends vertically, it will travel 15 feet horizontally over the land.

Its disappointing glide ratio was also a contributing factor to reevaluate the assault glider concept.

One of the measures of a glider's performance is the distance that it can fly for each meter it descends, known as its glide ratio.

The airspeeds and glide ratios of paragliders are generally lower still than the typical hang gliders, and so their cross-country flights are even shorter.

By 1999 glide ratios had reached 15:15

The original Rogallos with a seated pilot had glide ratios of about 3 1.

Glide ratios in excess of 20 1 are possible, coupled with top speeds of about 62 miles per hour (100 km per hour), yet they can still launch and land at little more than walking pace.

The lower air speeds and lower glide ratios of typical hang gliders means that shorter cross-country distances are flown than in modern gliders.

Albatross have high glide ratios, around 22 1 to 23:1, meaning that for every metre they drop, they can travel forward 22 metres.