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Thermocompass.

Thermocompass. New effects of thermal fluxes and their practical use for optimization of paragliding. -

For the first time the effects of horizontal micro-turbulent disturbances were found in 2008 with the creation of mathematical models for thermal flows simulators wing DemoFly. Further research and statistical analysis of the actual base flight tracks Leonardo (http://xc.paragliding.in.ua/modules.php?name=leonardo) allowed to find an unambiguous correlation between instantaneous values ​​of dynamic flight model glider and the thermal volumetric flows. - When the glider flight through the peripheral zone of the thermal flow is possible with a sufficiently high accuracy to measure the direction and distance to the epicenter of the horizontal micro-perturbations. - Another remarkable feature of this effect is that other streams of air masses, such for example as downdrafts do not produce this effect. - Measure the parameters of the turbulent fields of horizontal micro-disturbances on long distance was with the accelerometer, and near enough even thermals sensitivity GPS module.

Creating a device on the basis of the above-described effects can dramatically change the tactics and strategy to find thermals ultralight (paragliders) and significantly increase the range of free flight.

The device is called Thermocompass from the Eng. "Compass for thermals". The first successful test took place in the spring of 2012.