Icaro Laminar 13 MRX: Difference between revisions

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* Weight-shift controlled
* Weight-shift controlled
* VG (Variable Geometry)
* VG (Variable Geometry)
* Semi flexible hang strap
* Realistic performance and stall behavior for all VG-settings
* Realistic performance and stall behavior for all VG-settings
* Drag is dependent on pilot attitude (upright pilot and/or legs outside harness generates more drag)
* Drag is dependent on pilot attitude (upright pilot and/or legs outside harness generates more drag)
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[[File:Flight Dynamics.jpeg|center|thumb|480px|Instantaneous free stream flow vector (red), aerodynamic force vector (blue) and center of gravity (red blue ball): How does the glider respond?]]
[[File:Flight Dynamics.jpeg|center|thumb|480px|Instantaneous free stream flow vector (red), aerodynamic force vector (blue) and center of gravity (red blue ball): How does the glider respond?]]


== Limitations ==
== Limitations ==  
* Up to now only a rigid glider-pilot connection (rigid hangstrap) is modeled.
* Wing flexibility is not taken into account in detail.  
* Wing flexibility is not taken into account in detail.  
* No interaction between towrope and glider frame
* No interaction between towrope and glider frame
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* [[Howto: Do aerotow over the net]]
* [[Howto: Do aerotow over the net]]
* [[Soaring]]
* [[Soaring]]
== Gallery ==
[[File:A too slow looping.jpeg|left|thumb|1000px|Example for flexible/loose hang strap: A too slow looping]]
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