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When to use flaps?
According to the quantity of water in your glider, flaps settings and best glide speed vary. Here is some data to help you during flight.
| ASW 22BL |
km/h |
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knots |
| Flaps \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| 5 |
<72 |
<79 |
<86 |
<39 |
<43 |
<46 |
| 4 |
72-92 |
79-101 |
86-110 |
39-50 |
43-56 |
46-59 |
| 3 |
92-103 |
101-114 |
110-24 |
50-56 |
56-62 |
59-67 |
| 2 |
103-129 |
114-142 |
124-155 |
56-70 |
62-77 |
67-84 |
| 1 |
>129 |
>142 |
>155 |
>70 |
>77 |
>84 |
| Stall |
65 |
72 |
78 |
35 |
39 |
42 |
| Min sink |
79 |
87 |
95 |
43 |
47 |
51 |
| Max L/D |
93 |
103 |
112 |
50 |
56 |
60 |
Credit: sidewinder
| ASW 27B |
km/h |
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knots |
| Flaps \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| 5 |
<74 |
<78 |
<81 |
<40 |
<42 |
<44 |
| 4 |
75-82 |
79-86 |
82-89 |
41-44 |
43-46 |
45-48 |
| 3B |
83-104 |
87-113 |
90-121 |
45-56 |
47-61 |
49-65 |
| 3A |
105-126 |
114-141 |
122-156 |
57-68 |
62-76 |
66-84 |
| 2 |
127-170 |
142-192 |
157-213 |
69-92 |
77-104 |
85-115 |
| 1 |
>170 |
>192 |
>213 |
>92 |
>104 |
>115 |
| Stall |
70 |
79 |
88 |
38 |
43 |
48 |
| Min sink |
84 |
96 |
107 |
45 |
52 |
58 |
| Max L/D |
100 |
114 |
127 |
54 |
62 |
69 |
Credit: sidewinder
| ASW 28 |
km/h |
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knots |
| Speed \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| Stall |
70 |
79 |
87 |
38 |
43 |
47 |
| Min sink |
85 |
95 |
105 |
46 |
52 |
57 |
| Max L/D |
92 |
104 |
115 |
50 |
56 |
62 |
Credit: sidewinder
| Discus 2B |
km/h |
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knots |
| Speed \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| Stall |
70 |
79 |
88 |
38 |
43 |
48 |
| Min sink |
80 |
90 |
100 |
43 |
49 |
54 |
| Max L/D |
95 |
108 |
120 |
51 |
58 |
65 |
Credit: sidewinder
| LS 6B |
km/h |
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knots |
| Flaps \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| 10 |
<100 |
<111 |
<121 |
<54 |
<60 |
<65 |
| 5 |
100-117 |
111-129 |
121-140 |
55-63 |
60-70 |
65-76 |
| 0 |
117-151 |
129-166 |
140-181 |
63-82 |
70-90 |
76-98 |
| -5 |
>151 |
>166 |
>181 |
>82 |
>90 |
>98 |
| Stall |
68 |
76 |
83 |
37 |
41 |
45 |
| Min sink |
82 |
90 |
98 |
44 |
49 |
53 |
| Max L/D |
100 |
111 |
121 |
54 |
60 |
65 |
Credit: sidewinder
| LS 8B |
km/h |
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knots |
| Speed \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| Stall |
70 |
79 |
88 |
38 |
43 |
48 |
| Min sink |
82 |
93 |
103 |
44 |
50 |
56 |
| Max L/D |
97 |
110 |
122 |
52 |
59 |
66 |
Credit: sidewinder
| Nimbus 4 |
km/h |
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knots |
| Flaps \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| +2 |
<78 |
<89 |
<99 |
<42 |
<48 |
<53 |
| +1 |
78-95 |
89-108 |
99-120 |
42-51 |
48-58 |
53-65 |
| 0 |
95-135 |
108-153 |
120-171 |
51-73 |
58-83 |
65-92 |
| -1 |
135-165 |
153-187 |
171-209 |
73-89 |
83-101 |
92-113 |
| -2 |
<165 |
>187 |
>209 |
>89 |
>101 |
>113 |
| Stall |
66 |
74 |
82 |
36 |
40 |
44 |
| Min sink |
79 |
90 |
100 |
43 |
49 |
54 |
| Max L/D |
93 |
104 |
115 |
50 |
56 |
62 |
Credit: sidewinder
| Ventus 2BX |
km/h |
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knots |
| Flaps \ Water |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
Dry |
Half |
Wet |
| L |
60-70 |
70-85 |
75-90 |
32-38 |
38-46 |
40-49 |
| +2/+1 |
65-80 |
77-95 |
85-105 |
35-43 |
42-51 |
46-57 |
| 0 |
90-110 |
105-130 |
110-140 |
49-59 |
57-70 |
59-76 |
| -1 |
100-130 |
120-155 |
130-170 |
54-70 |
65-84 |
70-92 |
| -2 |
125-170 |
145-195 |
155-210 |
67-92 |
78-105 |
84-113 |
| S |
170-185 |
195-210 |
210-230 |
92-100 |
105-113 |
113-124 |
| S1 |
185-270 |
210-270 |
230-270 |
100-146 |
113-146 |
124-146 |
| Stall |
68 |
78 |
87 |
37 |
42 |
47 |
| Min sink |
75 |
85 |
95 |
40 |
46 |
51 |
| Max L/D |
100 |
114 | 128 |
54 |
62 |
69 |
Credit: sidewinder
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