TangoWhiskey
Touchdown! Greaser!
This week is the U.S. Sports Class Nationals in Parowan, UT.
I have a friend helping there; he and his partner own an ASH-25. They're not competing, but did bring it with them to fly. Here's a couple pictures.
The first is contest gliders coming back to land:
And this one is the ASH-15 (his ownership partner flying):
Notice the difference in the wings in the two pictures? He explains:
I have a friend helping there; he and his partner own an ASH-25. They're not competing, but did bring it with them to fly. Here's a couple pictures.
The first is contest gliders coming back to land:
And this one is the ASH-15 (his ownership partner flying):
Notice the difference in the wings in the two pictures? He explains:
Notice the droop on the outboard wing. When you go to Landing flaps, the inboard flaperons go down 40 degrees while the outboards go slightly negative so they act more like spoilers and reduce adverse yaw. The negative setting pushes down the wingtips a bit.
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