PW-6U by Jezow being delivered

On Aug 18, 4:50 pm, "
wrote:
People are going to buy one or the other based on lots of other
factors, local vendor/agent support, familiarity on type, other
gliders locally, cockpit comfort, need for an acro trainer, ...
Especially with the Duo-X vs. a DG-1000S there is little in it and I
can't seriously believe that small differences in polar performance
would ever get near the top of anybody's real purchase decision.

Did you read my original post on the matter? For your benefit:

On Aug 15, 9:29 am, Dan G wrote:
Quickly RE DG1000 vs Duo - a club near me has also bought a second
DG1000 rather than a Duo too. Why? Because the DG1000 is a far better
ship. Unlike the Duo it is suitable for pre-solo training to
comfortably out-running Duos on XC. It's a stronger glider with a far
better design (people may laugh at the enormous landing gear but wait
until a pupil gives you a heavy landing, or the glider lands out in
crop. Then you'll know why DG designed it).

The DG1000 is a superior club glider as it vastly more suitable for
uses other than pure cross-country. (The new "XL" cockpit is clearly
SH's second attempt to catch up with the DG, rectifying the problems
of the "snug" Janus fuselage.) For cross-country, the DG is either as
good, or better.

On Aug 18, 4:41 pm, Bruce wrote:
I think very highly of DG and company. Their test was valid in 2000 - but given
that the Duo is now two revisions on, I wonder if the comparison is still the
same...

As far as I can tell, the only difference applicable in normal flight
is the addition of winglets. How much effect does fitting winglets
have? I seem to remember that they could only achieve a benefit within
quite a narrow speed range.


Dan