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...have been running an Ixess 15 wing to this point but am upgrading to a Bionix wing. One of the factors I c...ould offer is to consider the wing area when considering potentail climb performance and wing loading I believe Henry has a Bionix...- ...2-place RST(low aspect ratio)wings but I own 12 meter 103 Manta H. I must say it is a great wing to fly and it out performs an...urface wing I have triked. My wing loading is at the top of the scale.... I put over 20 hours on this wing flying with 2 pacers and a 2-pla...
- Hi Noel, sounds like we went through the same process to get to a Tanarg. My wife wasn't happy in the back seat of my GTE. My Profi TL is a 14.5M so as best I can think it through, it should be a good match for a 80HP 912 with regard to wing loading.
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...information/education group. I think knowing your wing and being able to use all of...g said I doubt there are but a few wing/trike combo's that are&nb...gs. Energy retention, Speed range, wing loading, wing size all considerat...Comment on "So... despite having done careful fuel planning, have you ever found yourself arriving at your destination with a very uncomfortably low amount of fuel?"
...narly to me.you did a great job I would of wet my pants on that one.I suppose since you were quite low on fuel you were even lighter in you're wing loading further complicating getting...- ...akes lots and lots of practice to soar thermals well. W.E. yes wing loading is very important but &quo...ink rate" is king. Of course sink rate is correlated with wing loading but some wings perform better...
Comment on "ULtrikepilot posing with his first soaring trike"
...s only rated at 26hp. Yes, I had many engine off soaring flights in that baby. Not too difficult to do with the 17M Stratus wing and light wing loading. I actually sold that tri...- ...s. I was in unfamiliar territory not knowing of alternate landing strips i...ably more severe for me in an UL due to lower wing loading than it would have been in a LSA. The lower the wing loading the more you get tossed about...
- ...ger in big trikes and thermals was pretty significant.due to the heavy wing loading and you and I know going o...ght be appropriate here.the sink rate going over the falls for a heavy wing loaded trike would be severe.not...
Comment on "Profi TL vs Northwing Mustang 15 on an HKS 700e Navajo trike"
...able points. Profi does seem to be an awesome wing. I have concidered and change...r. There is so much to concider when changing wings. Just like you know ive been...my overweight a...s id be at the high end of wing loading. So then i wonder if i could...