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Speed Optimization
Look how this link was added (by editing the page to see the embedded link).
The following text was simply lifted directly from Cochrane's page with a simple cut and paste.
Upwind and downwind The theory of upwind and downwind turnpoints. Oct 2006
Circling in Psychological Sink Musings on how to produce a contest-winning attitude. Dec 2006
MacCready and other theory of how to fly contests
Just a little Faster Please Jan 2007. Condensed and rewrote the article for possible publication in Germany. This version is better, except the numbers are all m/s and km
Just a Little Faster Please July 2000. Article for Soaring Magazine on applying new MacCready theory.
"MacCready Theory with Uncertain Lift and Limited Altitude" Technical Soaring 23 (3) (July 1999) 88-96. This version cleans up some typos that crept into the published version. Acrobat 3.0 pdf file Programs contains matlab and gauss programs for making the calculations.
"The start time game in competition soaring" Technical Soaring 22 (2) (April 1998) 56-64 . This article analyzes when to start early, when to start late, when a big gaggle will form, and so on. Acrobat 3.0 pdf file.
Notes for talk given at the Midwest mini-convention, Feb 2000 MS-Word doc file. Same general stuff as in "Just a little faster please"
Note the attachments.
Attached Files
| Math of Glider Racing.pdf | WE | Jun 27, 2007 | 2.62 MB |
| Optimal Soaring Paper.pdf | WE | Jun 27, 2007 | 807 KB |
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