This is my second flying wing!
I now have a monarch and having a ball
http://www.continuo.com/videowebpage/lloydweb/home.htm
Can any advise me on the availability/ where I could obtain, a set of wing tip extensions and winglets ( if possible) for an ASW 20
Thanks Ross Biggar
...r of flights in L-33, and haven't had this problem, even with slight tailwinds... it might be your wingrunner's fault, too. If she/he gives a 'helpful' flip to 'keep the wing...
...elonged to Paul Bikle who had either damaged it or bought it damaged. Apparently Bikle had to replace a wing. He got a B wing and found that the aileron was different on the B wing. So, he had to conv...
This is why we use weak links.
A long time ago I watched a glider drop its wing on take off behind a super cub. As the launch proceeded the glider wing stayed down and cause the glider to yaw towa...
It happened to my glider, a Pegasus. We had a mid wing mounted wing dolly as part of our one-man tow out kit. The wing flexed at twice its normal frequency at this point. The gel was badly crazed, we ...
What's that old saw about the runway behind you?
With the amount of overhang on that left wing, it looks like that ladder on the AC unit is in jeopardy, well then again maybe the left wing is...
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is there even much room left for developement here? what could really be improved? any tinkering with wing planform and angle of incidence involves trading off either low or highspeed performance, w...
... with roll spoilers that Derek didn't mention.
When flying a slow thermaling turn, the outside wing is moving faster than the inside one. This results in spanwise asymmetry in both lift and d...
The 2A is a four peice wing. It may also be lighter then the B's, since the b's were reinforced to carry more water by extending the water farther down the main wing.
Anyway, if your loo...
Yes the Flying Wing has been around for quite some time. Another influence was the planks of Al Backstrom. One of the reasons that the Fauvel wing was not very successful was the lack of a good airfoi...
...decent long cross country flights. Lift of more 6knots is quite rare here, more common is 2 to 3 knots. Wing loadings in the range you mentioned allow decent glide angles to reach the next thermal. Lo...
wing dolly design - I bought one from a friend who made them (and was tired of holding up my wings). Sadly, he passed away a few years ago. I would recommend Udo Rumpf's wing dolly - made by an...
...arm, it merely add drag. This is why non flapped gliders have ailerons limited to the outer part of the wing. However the best disposition would be what was used on the first flying ships at the begin...
Since the -59 wing is essentially an SZD 48-3 wing (with removable tips) and shares all the hardware, does this AD apply to the Jantar Standard 3?
Bob
<<<A previous thread mentioned a...
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But the Wrights' original concepts of control and stability surfaces forward of the C of G and wing warping for lateral control were hardly about what 'all subsequent aviation has been b...
...o for it. Otherwise look at alternatives.
The Astirs have a unique (not bad just different) pinless wing connection. There are stubs that insert into the fuselage when the wing slides on that are...
...r running lights and added a tongue jack. I can get the ship out of the trailer to the point where the wings can be installed.
I've cleaned the wings, stabilator, and most of the fuselage. T...
nothing on cost on the web page.. nice looking though.. and great L/D for a 13meter wing
TZ
... will be treated with the same caution other sailplanes receive.
Again, pure speculation without knowing the kind of customers that are buying them.
Why not? Ultralights fly out a lot of airpo...
...eful of the data you get. We bought turbulator tape for our Hornet, and received a sheet of sketches showing the turbulator position, but also enclosed was a table showing the measured improvement in ...
Refinished and zero timed for SZD dealer in 1998, single piece canopy, transponder, radio, oxygen, wing tip wheels. 3 year old Avionics trailer. If interested, e-mail me or call(650)-494-1742.
Hen...
...oblems with using lacquer thinner on Gelcoat. I have completed an unscientific test on an old Gelcoated wing tip. It has been soaking for weeks and there has been no degrading of the surface. I wonder...
The genisis web site use to describe how to to make a flying wing out of a styrofoam egg carton. I got mine to go 42 ft. 3 in. after a slight push from about six feet high in a gymnasium. Try it .
... tool) and I cover my sailplane with Jaxida covers, thus not cooking in the sun.
Gary (another long wing convert)...
...ere, telling the newbie how those planes behave (stall characteristics, glidepathcontroll, etc) Has the wing of the ASW 15 tested somhow somewhere? I would be glad to get in contact with somebody expe...
... no respect at all. At least rename the thread to 'More hype about my stable pitch positive flying wing with a tail to hold the nose up that won't ground loop' That way, we'll all ...
...7.5M for sale.Excellent condition,Cobra Trailer,O2,dual-14Vbatteries,Zander with compass interface, all wing tips have wheels, can be certified in Standard Cat., many extras-tires, tubes, gear doors,e...
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