sink speed
1Speed to fly — is a principle used by soaring pilots when flying between sources of lift, usually thermals, ridge lift and wave. The aim is to maximize the average cross country speed by optimizing the airspeed in both rising and sinking air. The optimal… …
2Sink or Swim (The Waifs album) — Infobox Album Name = Sink Or Swim Type = Album Artist = The Waifs Released = June 2000 (Australia) July 23, 2002 (U.S.) Recorded = 2000 Genre = Folk Label = Jarrah Reviews = *amg|id=10:h98n1vk3zzma|rating|4.5|5| Last album = Shelter Me (1998)… …
3sink rate — the speed at which a fly line sinks. There are 6 or more different rates for fly lines from very slow to extremely fast …
4Grob G 104 Speed Astir — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=G 104 Speed Astir and Speed Astir II caption= type=15 metre class sailplane national origin=Germany manufacturer=Grob designer=Burkhart Grob first flight=April avyear|1978 introduced= retired= status= primary user=… …
5Gyroflug Speed Canard — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=SC 01 Speed Canard caption= type=Sports plane national origin=Germany manufacturer=Gyroflug designer=Peter Krauss and Jörg Elzenbeck first flight=2 December avyear|1980 introduced= retired= status= primary user= more… …
6Carbon sink — A carbon sink is reservoir of carbon that accumulates and stores carbon for an indefinite period. The main natural sinks are: # Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans # Photosynthesis by plants and algae The process by which carbon sinks… …
7Carson Sink UFO incident — The Carson Sink Case was a famous UFO incident that occurred over the Carson Sink in western Nevada in the United States on July 24, 1952. The incident is considered especially noteworthy among UFO sightings because of the competency and… …
8Droop speed control — In electricity generation, droop speed control is the primary instantaneous system using net frequency deviations to distribute with stability load changes over generating plants. For stable operation of the electrical grid of North America,… …
9minimum gliding speed — The lowest TAS (true air speed) at which an airplane can fly without propulsion. It is less than both the best range and the minimum sink rate gliding speed …
10Vmin sink — The speed for gliding power off at which the sink rate is minimum …
