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Glide Table for King Posted Gliders
TOPLESS
Contributed by Bomber
| L/D | 25.26 | 22.45 | 19.65 | 16.88 | 14.15 | 11.49 | 8.93 | 6.57 | 4.56 | ||
| S.R. (ft/min) | -187 | -188 | -189 | -191 | -195 | -201 | -213 | -238 | -297 | ||
| Air spd (km/hr) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 56 | ||
| C.R (ft/min) | 100 | 300 | 500 | ||||||||
| Wind spd (km/hr) | -50 | -40 | -30 | -20 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||
| 0 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 2000 | 2200 | 2500 | 2900 | 3500 | 4600 | 5 | |
| 10 | 2300 | 2500 | 2700 | 3000 | 3400 | 3900 | 4700 | 6000 | 8200 | 10 | |
| 15 | 3000 | 3200 | 3600 | 4000 | 4500 | 5300 | 6600 | 8500 | 11800 | 15 | |
| 20 | 3600 | 4000 | 4400 | 4900 | 5700 | 6800 | 8400 | 11000 | 15400 | 20 | |
| 25 | 4300 | 4700 | 5200 | 5900 | 6800 | 8200 | 10200 | 13500 | 19000 | 25 | |
| 30 | 4900 | 5400 | 6100 | 6900 | 8000 | 9600 | 12100 | 16000 | 22600 | 30 | |
| 35 | 5600 | 6200 | 6900 | 7900 | 9200 | 11000 | 13900 | 18500 | 26200 | 35 | |
| -50 | -40 | -30 | -20 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Interpretation:
| Line 1 | Best L/D at given windspeed (see line 5) |
| Line 2 | Sink Rate at best L/D |
| Line 3 | Airspeed at best L/D |
| Line 4 | Climb rate required in headwind to take climb ( eg need 100 ft/min plus when gliding into 10Km/hr headwind) |
| Line 5 | Wind speed (-ve indicates tailwind, +ve indicates headwind) |
| Lines 6 to 13 | Height required to glide 0 to 35 Km (inc 1000 feet safety margin) |
The polar used for this glider is suitable for most standard king posted gliders (eg shark, xtralite, XS).