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Forum Post Flying Wing Sailplane
This is my second flying wing! I now have a monarch and having a ball http://www.continuo.com/videowebpage/lloydweb/home.htm
Forum Post ASW 20 wing tip extensions
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
Forum Post l-33 wing drop
...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...
Forum Post Libelle 301B needs new owner
...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...
Forum Post Tow question: Bad takeoff?
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...
Forum Post Gelcoat Crazing Treatment
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 ...
Forum Post new ridge site (US)????
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...
Forum Post Are any of the major manufacturers looking into next generat...
... 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...
Forum Post American Eaglet??
... 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...
Forum Post Jantar in production?
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...
Forum Post Fauvel flying wings
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...
Forum Post Trends in Sailplane design
...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...
Forum Post Standard Austria - Can I?
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...
Forum Post Flaperons
...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...
Forum Post SZD-59 AD
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...
Forum Post First motored flight was NOT done by Wrights
... 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...
Forum Post What glider if not a Speed Astir?
...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...
Forum Post Standard Cirrus
...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...
Forum Post Apis Gliders
nothing on cost on the web page.. nice looking though.. and great L/D for a 13meter wing TZ
Forum Post SparrowHawk Sailplane
... 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...
Forum Post Turbulator tape
...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 ...
Forum Post FS: SZD 48, Jantar Standard 2
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...
Forum Post Gelcoat and Lacquer/Acetone
...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...
Forum Post paper gliders
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 .
Forum Post JJ on Trailer Condensation
... tool) and I cover my sailplane with Jaxida covers, thus not cooking in the sun. Gary (another long wing convert)...
Forum Post Used sailplanes
...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...
Forum Post Lengthy glider accident analysis report released
... 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 ...
Forum Post LS6c - 17.5M For Sale
...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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