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I do not think that soaring community to trash current World Class. There are some gliders out there
at least and there are competitions. And PW-5 seems to be a perfect glider for beginning pilots in clubs. But I still believe that although the idea of the monoclass is very good, the problem is the relatively high cost of the glider with performance from the 60-s. Therefore i propse a new monoclass which is more performance than beginner oriented and which should be our primary hope to get the gliding into olympic games. Objective: To develop new monclass glider which offers the better or equal performance per price when compared to all current production and aftermarket gliders with L/D above 42. Glider has to satisfy several general requirements safe handling in the air and on the ground a single design, stabilized for a period of years (proposedly 15 as in WC) performance sufficient for badges & challenging competition simple construction Design objectives compliance with JAR-22, Category U, including cloud flying max stall 80 km/h at max mass, most unfavorable cg, airbrakes opened or closed airbrakes for speed limiting & glidepath control required sideslip possible with brakes opened or closed effective wheel brake automatic elevator hookup a "crash-friendly" panel ddtwo-handed canopy jettison actuating releases on both sides seat & harness good to 15g's forward battery, oxygen, equipment restraint good to 20g's adequate cockpit ventilation retractable landing gear no flaps or camber-changing devices possiblity to use water or in-flight adjustable ballast no restrictions in wingtip extensions no blowing or sucking of boundary layer maximum L/D: 40 or greater max roll rate at 1.4 Vs = b w 3.5 sec (b=span in meters) accommodate pilots to 6"4" provision for non-disposable ballast panel to hold ASI, altimeter, compass, 2 varios, T&S ind space for radio, O2, battery, datalogger winch, aero & auto launches possible & safe rigged easily by two average people easily moved on ground. Otherwise applicable to FAI Standard Class rules Just my stupid ideé fixe, but I hope that someone finds it interesting. Regards, Kaido |
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