Theory and the Operation of Gliders By ALEXANDER KLEM1N • best glider pilots maneuver their craft by given loss of altitude. It is also true when the glider statement of some of the underlying aerodynan launched on a very gentle slope. But the pilot n.ay have another object in view, namely to lose… … maximum iL/D.)' kr occur at the same angle of inc" units, as determined in the wind-tunnel. The best value of L/D. for the Hannover glider is extremely high, namely 16 and the pilot may be interested to know at what value to 1, and occurs at an angle of incidence of 2 deg. As a angle of incidence i…
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