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Dual Tires on Libelle 201b
The September 2004 issue of 'SOARING' magazine has
photos of the Libelle 201b flown by American Tim McAllister in the Third Club Class World Gliding Championships and this slighty tweaked Libelle looks a bit different. 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! It probably has other tweaks that aren't apparent to my eyes. What's the deal with the dual tires? Does it permit a higher gross weight? But if it can carry a lot of water, do the European Club Class rules allow water? Or, are the duals just one way to boost the glider's weight without carrying 'ballast.'? No, I don't have a 201, but I do find these tweaks interesting. Thanks, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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1. It has winglets, and
2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! Ray, I too noticed the appearance of dual tires on the Libelle. I have no answer for that. But it does raise the question of where in the world does the second tire retract. The Libelle already has a small tire and wheel well. As to the winglets, I do have an answer to that one. Winglets are available through http://www.streifly.de/ This is Hanko Streifeneder's company. They are said to improve the glide ratio a bit. Robert Mudd |
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Tim told us that the Libelle used to have an engine on a pod and the
dual tires made it possible to taxi and take off without a wing runner. I am still amazed on how the wheels disappeared in the fuselage. Robert Danewid Chief steward at the WGC 2004 Robertmudd1u wrote: 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! Ray, I too noticed the appearance of dual tires on the Libelle. I have no answer for that. But it does raise the question of where in the world does the second tire retract. The Libelle already has a small tire and wheel well. As to the winglets, I do have an answer to that one. Winglets are available through http://www.streifly.de/ This is Hanko Streifeneder's company. They are said to improve the glide ratio a bit. Robert Mudd |
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Ah, so they're not just for landing in peat bogs as one might surmise from
reading the article. Speaking of landouts in contests, have any of the venues lived up to expectations this year? Seems like weather's been weak everywhere, at least during the contests. "Robert Danewid" wrote in message ... Tim told us that the Libelle used to have an engine on a pod and the dual tires made it possible to taxi and take off without a wing runner. I am still amazed on how the wheels disappeared in the fuselage. Robert Danewid Chief steward at the WGC 2004 Robertmudd1u wrote: 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! Ray, I too noticed the appearance of dual tires on the Libelle. I have no answer for that. But it does raise the question of where in the world does the second tire retract. The Libelle already has a small tire and wheel well. As to the winglets, I do have an answer to that one. Winglets are available through http://www.streifly.de/ This is Hanko Streifeneder's company. They are said to improve the glide ratio a bit. Robert Mudd |
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Ray,
This was the posting from the TEAM Reports from Norway in regards to the Gear. All of the U.S. gliders have passed their technical inspections today, and Tim's Libelle is of particular interest to everyone here because of its landing gear - it has a dual undercarriage (like an ASW 22). http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/images/04%20norway/09jun_EY_techinspection.jpg This fine example of a Libelle 201b belongs to Christian Streifeneder of Germany, but it used to belong to someone who converted it into a motorglider. He modified the landing gear and used a removable pole-mounted motor behind the cockpit to fly around the skies of Switzerland under power! Christian has since patched the holes for the motor, but the one-of-a-kind gear remains. It is wacky but it works, and it's a great conversation starter, even with people who don't speak English. The winglets are Striefeneder's as well. Ray Lovinggood wrote: The September 2004 issue of 'SOARING' magazine has photos of the Libelle 201b flown by American Tim McAllister in the Third Club Class World Gliding Championships and this slighty tweaked Libelle looks a bit different. 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! It probably has other tweaks that aren't apparent to my eyes. What's the deal with the dual tires? Does it permit a higher gross weight? But if it can carry a lot of water, do the European Club Class rules allow water? Or, are the duals just one way to boost the glider's weight without carrying 'ballast.'? No, I don't have a 201, but I do find these tweaks interesting. Thanks, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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"Robertmudd1u" wrote in message ... 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! Ray, I too noticed the appearance of dual tires on the Libelle. I have no answer for that. But it does raise the question of where in the world does the second tire retract. The Libelle already has a small tire and wheel well. As to the winglets, I do have an answer to that one. Winglets are available through http://www.streifly.de/ This is Hanko Streifeneder's company. They are said to improve the glide ratio a bit. Robert Mudd That and they look totally cool and scare the hell out of the competition! Ian Ex wingletted libelle owner |
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Ray Lovinggood wrote in message ...
The September 2004 issue of 'SOARING' magazine has photos of the Libelle 201b flown by American Tim McAllister in the Third Club Class World Gliding Championships and this slighty tweaked Libelle looks a bit different. 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! It probably has other tweaks that aren't apparent to my eyes. What's the deal with the dual tires? Does it permit a higher gross weight? But if it can carry a lot of water, do the European Club Class rules allow water? Or, are the duals just one way to boost the glider's weight without carrying 'ballast.'? No, I don't have a 201, but I do find these tweaks interesting. Thanks, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA The story I got is this: the H201 is owned by HJ Streifeneder jun. and was loaned to Tim for the Club Class World's. HJ bought it from a fellow in Switzerland, who did convert it to the dual wheels and even had a stick-mounted engine on top. The engine went, the wheels stayed. Take a look at the picture gallery at http://www.streifly.de/. You can find a H201 with winglets and some radical fuselage-wing fairings. There is a lot of life left in these old birds! Uli Neumann Libelle H301 "GM" |
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And dang, Soaring mag has definitely improved. Full color is really a boon. Makes me wanna take a nice picture! -- ------------+ Mark Boyd Avenal, California, USA |
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Anyone know how the brakes are set up?
"Dirk Elber" wrote in message ... Ray, This was the posting from the TEAM Reports from Norway in regards to the Gear. All of the U.S. gliders have passed their technical inspections today, and Tim's Libelle is of particular interest to everyone here because of its landing gear - it has a dual undercarriage (like an ASW 22). http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/images/04%20norway/09jun_EY_techinspection.jpg This fine example of a Libelle 201b belongs to Christian Streifeneder of Germany, but it used to belong to someone who converted it into a motorglider. He modified the landing gear and used a removable pole-mounted motor behind the cockpit to fly around the skies of Switzerland under power! Christian has since patched the holes for the motor, but the one-of-a-kind gear remains. It is wacky but it works, and it's a great conversation starter, even with people who don't speak English. The winglets are Striefeneder's as well. Ray Lovinggood wrote: The September 2004 issue of 'SOARING' magazine has photos of the Libelle 201b flown by American Tim McAllister in the Third Club Class World Gliding Championships and this slighty tweaked Libelle looks a bit different. 1. It has winglets, and 2. It has dual tires, like the ASW-22! It probably has other tweaks that aren't apparent to my eyes. What's the deal with the dual tires? Does it permit a higher gross weight? But if it can carry a lot of water, do the European Club Class rules allow water? Or, are the duals just one way to boost the glider's weight without carrying 'ballast.'? No, I don't have a 201, but I do find these tweaks interesting. Thanks, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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Anyone know how the brakes are set up?
Bob, You arn't thinking of putting dual wheel on your Genesis are you? :-) Robert |
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