Lange news - H3 and beyond

The DLR-Lange H3 project is officially announced, details he
http://www.lange-aviation.com/htm/en...news/news.html

The 23-meter wing molds will also be used for
the new 23-meter Antares and Schemmp-Hirth open
class machines.

The H3 max takeoff weight: 1.25 metric tons (2756 lb),
provides interesting wing-loading. Axel Lange reports
that H2 thermals well at 825 kg (1819 lb, a mere
13.1 lb/ft2 wing-loading).

Further detail to follow on Lange and SH web sites,
first orders have been accepted for both machines ;-)

See ya, Dave "YO electric"

Dave, are those Streifeneder molds?

Thanks, Bob K.

On Aug 21, 11:00*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
Dave, are those Streifeneder molds?

Thanks, Bob K.

These molds were not made by Streifeneder.
Very fancy molds - super accurate, temperature
stable, with heating systems for high-temp
curing in the molds (mold halves join for closure
and first high-temp cure).

See ya, Dave

On Aug 21, 8:51*am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Aug 21, 11:00*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

Dave, are those Streifeneder molds?

Thanks, Bob K.

These molds were not made by Streifeneder.
Very fancy molds - super accurate, temperature
stable, with heating systems for high-temp
curing in the molds (mold halves join for closure
and first high-temp cure).

See ya, Dave

I heard they NC cut the molds with a sawzall.........

Brad

PS..................we use Mr Sun to post cure our parts, got them up
to 125-140 degrees!

On Aug 21, 1:11*pm, Brad wrote:
On Aug 21, 8:51*am, Dave Nadler wrote:

On Aug 21, 11:00*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

Dave, are those Streifeneder molds?

Thanks, Bob K.

These molds were not made by Streifeneder.
Very fancy molds - super accurate, temperature
stable, with heating systems for high-temp
curing in the molds (mold halves join for closure
and first high-temp cure).

See ya, Dave

I heard they NC cut the molds with a sawzall.........

Brad

PS..................we use Mr Sun to post cure our parts, got them up
to 125-140 degrees!

There's no sun in ZWB, at least not in winter !
No sawzalls either, just gnomes with NC machines...

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:51:39 -0700 (PDT), Dave Nadler
wrote:

On Aug 21, 11:00*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
Dave, are those Streifeneder molds?

Thanks, Bob K.

These molds were not made by Streifeneder.
Very fancy molds - super accurate, temperature
stable, with heating systems for high-temp
curing in the molds (mold halves join for closure
and first high-temp cure).


One might mention that these wings are going to be used on the
next-generation Nimbus, too.


Andreas

On Aug 21, 8:37*pm, Andreas Maurer wrote:
One might mention that these wings are going to be used on the
next-generation Nimbus, too.

Andreas

Um, I did above...
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:18:55 -0700 (PDT), Dave Nadler
wrote:


Um, I did above...

Right, you did... - mea culpa.

The Antares has a really good wing - I guess it's proving right now
that electricity is the power source of the future. With 23 meters
it's probably going to be the ASW-22 and Nimbus-4 killer.

BTW:
Lots of really exciting new gliders approaching - anyone else who's as
curious as me about the new ASx-32 and ASx-33?


Cheers
Andreas

Andreas Maurer wrote:
The Antares has a really good wing - I guess it's proving right now
that electricity is the power source of the future.

A disputable logic. :-)

On Aug 22, 6:37*pm, Stefan wrote:
Andreas Maurer wrote:
The Antares has a really good wing - I guess it's proving right now
that electricity is the power source of the future.

A disputable logic. :-)

Think he meant to say that "electricity provides the funding
source..." :-)

At least the soaring community gets new wing molds.

-T8