You've got to take a look at the bungee launch vidro they;ve got.

For this, and any light sailplane, this is 1000% better than foot launch.
Just take 20ft of linoleum and a bungee to the launch site and you're off.

Love that acceleration.
http://www.zhwin.ch/archaeopteryx/vi...ngeelaunch.mpg

Trike (just) gear and low stall speed leaves little chance of a wing drop.

Chris

Paul Little wrote:

Of course here is the latest in FL sailplanes - not
even in production yet...

http://www.zhwin.ch/archaeopteryx/english.php

At 18:24 20 November 2004, Mike Ziaskas wrote:


Though this ship looks like a hoot to fly, I have my
doubts whether this ship could be aerotowed by conventional
towplanes. __Mike


At 02:12 20 November 2004, Slick wrote:


To me this plane is fascinating. I'm amazed by the
stall speed of 20 mph. It
sounds like it would be a great idea for soaring around
very scenic areas,
where you don't want to rush around all of the time.
As well, it would be
comforting to know that if an emergency landing was
needed in an
un-inhabitable area, that the crash could be at very
slow speed. If it's
durable, easy to assemble/disassemble, and reasonably
priced I believe this
would make and excellent club ship.
'Andre Volant' wrote in message
e.com...


For soaring, this is it.
New racing class?
Why fly fast when you can fly slower.
What's a rush anyway?
Race slower, cover less ground, easier retrieve.
Stalls at 31.4 km/h

http://www.revilo-france.fr/avgauchesthil2.jpg
http://www.revilo-france.fr/3vues.jpg

Empty weight env. 70 Kg
Span 15 meters
Lenght 5,35 meters
Aspect ratio 21,3
Area 10,56 m2
Glide ratio 31 at 54 Km/h
Stall 31,4 Km/h
Minimum sink rate 0,42 m/s at 40 Km/h
VNE 140 Km/h

Andre




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