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Or is it aspect ratio?
Wills Wing T2 |
144 |
154 |
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7.3 |
7.4 |
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Airborne C4 |
13 |
13.5 |
14 |
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7.3 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
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Moyes |
RS 3.5 |
RS 4 |
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7.7 |
7.7 |
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S3 |
S3.5 |
S4 |
S4.5 |
S5 |
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7.3 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
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Aeros Combat L |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
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7.8 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
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Laminar Z9 |
12.6 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
14.1 |
14.8 |
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7.6 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
Or ranked by aspect ratio:
8.1 - Aeros Combat L 14
7.9 - Aeros Combat L 13
7.8 - Aeros Combat L 15, 12, Laminar Z9 14.1
7.7 - Laminar Z9 13.2, Moyes RS 3.5, RS 4
7.6 - Airborne C4 - 14, Moyes S4.5, Laminar Z9 12.6
7.5 - Laminar Z9 14.8, Moyes S 3.5
7.4 - Wills Wing T2 154, Airborne C4 - 13.5, Moyes S5
7.3 - Wills Wing T2 144, Airborne C4 - 13, Moyes S3, Laminar Z9 13.3
Does aspect ratio "determine" glide performance? Well, only partly. More in the next issue.
And have the manufactures accurately reported their aspects ratios? Are these measures comparable across manufacturer's methods of measuring them?
Have I done this correctly?
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