Les scores sont des notes relatives 0–100 dans cet atlas. Pour parcourir, pas une spécification technique.
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Quelle autorité ou quel corridor local compte pour ce type ?
Commencez par la lentille locale : homologation, licences et hubs — pas une checklist mondiale.
Is this a buying guide?
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Are the scores official?
No. The six scores are relative editorial 0–100 marks across the 48 types on this site.
Where do the photos come from?
Lead images resolve from Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia titles on the English masters, with licences recorded on the credits page.
Why metric units?
Metric is the default. Regional notes (US customary, local brand culture) appear in culture and market chapters.
How is this different from a wiki article?
Each type gets seven fixed-depth chapters, comparable scores and cross-type labs — structured for browsing, not a single freeform page.
Sur Glider, propulsion, structure, commande et sécurité partagent la même enveloppe d'exploitation.
Les jauges résument marge structurelle, maintenabilité et facteurs humains en score relatif.
Systèmes
Structure
Glider: Glass or carbon wings with molded spar caps achieve high stiffness-to-weight. Thin airfoils and winglets maximize lift-to-drag for cross-country soaring.
Propulsion
Glider: Ailerons, elevator, and rudder with pushrod or cable links; flaps and airbrakes/spoilers manage glide path and energy bleed.
Énergie
Energy comes from rising air; sustainer or motor-glider variants add retractable engines but pure gliders rely on launch assist only.
Commande
Glider: Variometer, airspeed, altimeter, and GPS logger are primary; audio vario cues pilots to core lift.
Interface
Glider: Main wheel and tail skid or tailwheel; grass-field clearance sets wing span limits on club fields.
Sécurité
Glider: Nose or center-of-gravity tow hook with weak-link and release connects to aerotow rope or winch cable.
Indicateurs relatifs
Points chauds
Glider: Tow hook mis-release
Premature release at low altitude leaves glider short of pattern energy.
Glider: Composite spar damage
Glider: Hangar bumps or hard landings delaminate spar caps invisible to casual inspection.
Glider: Airbrake rigging
Glider: Asymmetric spoiler deployment causes roll coupling on final.
Glider: Winch cable snap
Glider: Weak-link mismatch or crosswind launch breaks cable with snap-back risk.
Glider: Water ballast valves
Glider: Stuck valves leave wings heavy for thermal entry or weak for climb.
Matériaux
Glider: Carbon fiber spar caps
Glider: Unidirectional caps carry bending moment; resin systems resist UV with paint.
Glider: Mylar leading edge
Glider: Thin film on foam cores maintains profile accuracy at low Reynolds number.
Glider: Aramid control cables
Glider: Lightweight cable runs reduce stick forces in long wingspan ships.
Glider: Lexan canopy
Glider: Bubble canopy gives visibility for traffic scan in shared thermals.
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