Deskpilot Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 http://ukga.com/news/view?contentId=30504 By my very dubious maths, that's an average speed of 46.2 Knots????.
FlyingVizsla Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 According to the article: Pheonix Arizona to Dallas Texas = 832NM in 18 hours 21 mins (18.35hrs) 832/18.35 = 45.34Kts Slow Sue
facthunter Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 How much is it a solar powered plane and how much a glider? I had a good look at Gossamer Albatross at the Science Museum at Kensington (UK) and it was by pedal power in ground effect ( well water in this case) a pretty impressive effort from a very light structure. I think a human can get about .6 HP for a short time. Nev
Deskpilot Posted May 26, 2013 Author Posted May 26, 2013 Sue, like I said, my dubious maths, and to think that, 55 years ago, I was top of the school in the subject. How times change.
FlyingVizsla Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Sue, like I said, my dubious maths, and to think that, 55 years ago, I was top of the school in the subject. How times change. Your maths was correct - the opening paragraph said 18 hours, 832NM (46.2kts). Towards the end they qualified that as 18 hours 21 minutes. Sue
Deskpilot Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Not so thick as I thought then. Made my day. Yahoo:happy:
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