Blanik Sport Canopy

[sisu1a]

I'm sure it's been posted here before, but I just found this video of
a Blanik participating in a skydiving stunt and it made me wonder
about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
to time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related

Paul Hanson

[John Smith]

sisu1a wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related

There's more of that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVQRlJ0lF0I

Can't answer your question, though.

[nimbus]

We flew also without the canopy for a flight of 2 hours. The Blanik
L-13 flies very well even without its canopy.
We were expecting a lot of wind inside the cockpit but we had
just ...no wind inside.
The airflow is kept outside the cabin.

The only anomaly we found was that the variometer was less accurate.

Cheers,
Bruno

On 11 avr, 19:53, sisu1a > wrote:
> I'm sure it's been posted here before, but I just found this video of
> a Blanik participating in a skydiving stunt and it made me wonder
> about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> to time...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> Paul Hanson

[Bennett]

No real noticable quirks just a bit windy and lots of fun.

no mod - just take the canopy off

K1

"sisu1a" > wrote in message
...
> I'm sure it's been posted here before, but I just found this video of
> a Blanik participating in a skydiving stunt and it made me wonder
> about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> to time...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> Paul Hanson

[Tim Taylor]

On Apr 11, 3:55 pm, "Bennett" > wrote:
> No real noticable quirks just a bit windy and lots of fun.
>
> no mod - just take the canopy off
>
> K1
>
> "sisu1a" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > I'm sure it's been posted here before, but I just found this video of
> > a Blanik participating in a skydiving stunt and it made me wonder
> > about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> > Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> > quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> > to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> > to time...
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> > Paul Hanson

Anyone have W&B number differences for flight without canopy?

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I flew one this way 10 years ago in NZ with a documentary camera guy
in the front seat. He said there was absolutely no wind in the front
seat and that he could have heard me if I wispered. However, in the
back seat there was an alarming amount of turbulance buffeting me
about the head. I could not hear my passenger unless he turned and
shouted at me. I wouldn't do it again without helmet and goggles for
the back seat pilot. On an amusing note, in the video, the windstorm
in the back made my hair gyrate around atop my head in an unreal
spastic manner that makes me look like a possesed maniac.

Or perhaps I should say a more possesed maniac.

MM


> about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> to time...
>
> *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> Paul Hanson

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On Apr 11, 3:30*pm, wrote:
> I flew one this way 10 years ago in NZ with a documentary camera guy
> in the front seat. *He said there was absolutely no wind in the front
> seat and that he could have heard me if I wispered. *However, in the
> back seat there was an alarming amount of turbulance buffeting me
> about the head. *I could not hear my passenger unless he turned and
> shouted at me. *I wouldn't do it again without helmet and goggles for
> the back seat pilot. *On an amusing note, in the video, the windstorm
> in the back made my hair gyrate around atop my head in an unreal
> spastic manner that makes me look like a possesed maniac.
>
> Or perhaps I should say a more possesed maniac.
>
> MM
>
>
>
> > about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> > Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> > quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> > to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> > to time...
>
> > *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> > Paul Hanson- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I know that a Speed Astir flies just fine without the canopy. DAMHIK

[vontresc]

On Apr 11, 5:30 pm, wrote:
> I flew one this way 10 years ago in NZ with a documentary camera guy
> in the front seat. He said there was absolutely no wind in the front
> seat and that he could have heard me if I wispered. However, in the
> back seat there was an alarming amount of turbulance buffeting me
> about the head. I could not hear my passenger unless he turned and
> shouted at me. I wouldn't do it again without helmet and goggles for
> the back seat pilot. On an amusing note, in the video, the windstorm
> in the back made my hair gyrate around atop my head in an unreal
> spastic manner that makes me look like a possesed maniac.
>
> Or perhaps I should say a more possesed maniac.
>
> MM
>
> > about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> > Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> > quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> > to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> > to time...
>
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> > Paul Hanson

Matt, do you have that video in a format you could share? I'd think
some of us would love to see that :-)

Pete

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On Apr 11, 9:51*pm, vontresc > wrote:
> On Apr 11, 5:30 pm, wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I flew one this way 10 years ago in NZ with a documentary camera guy
> > in the front seat. *He said there was absolutely no wind in the front
> > seat and that he could have heard me if I wispered. *However, in the
> > back seat there was an alarming amount of turbulance buffeting me
> > about the head. *I could not hear my passenger unless he turned and
> > shouted at me. *I wouldn't do it again without helmet and goggles for
> > the back seat pilot. *On an amusing note, in the video, the windstorm
> > in the back made my hair gyrate around atop my head in an unreal
> > spastic manner that makes me look like a possesed maniac.
>
> > Or perhaps I should say a more possesed maniac.
>
> > MM
>
> > > about flying Blaniks with the 'sport canopy' mod as in this video.
> > > Anyone know the specific performance penalties or of any aerodynamic
> > > quirks from this arrangement? Off hand it seems like it would be fun
> > > to occasionally 'go topless' in the ole Blanik at the club from time
> > > to time...
>
> > > *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQjka3ZXtg&feature=related
>
> > > Paul Hanson
>
> Matt, do you have that video in a format you could share? I'd think
> some of us would love to see that :-)
>
> Pete- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You can see it when you come to get your K6 next weekend but I don't
have it web view-able as of yet.

MM

[John H. Campbell]

MM, you had (long) hair at some point?

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On Apr 14, 9:43 pm, "John H. Campbell" <jhpc@greeleynet-dot-com>
wrote:
> MM, you had (long) hair at some point?

OUCH!! :D

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On Apr 14, 9:43*pm, "John H. Campbell" <jhpc@greeleynet-dot-com>
wrote:
> MM, you had (long) hair at some point?

Yea. When I learned to fly back in 86 I had shoulder length hair
typically tucked into a pony tail under my hat to avoid "hippy stigma"
at the airport.

What's it to you John? You had a flat stomach at some point?

Hows that for a comeback Tony?

MM

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> What's it to you John? You had a flat stomach at some point?


BURN!