ASW20 or LS6

And if you make a third generation , polyhedral outer panel and blended
winglet like Keith Ashman's A7 - you get a quite competitive 18m ship.

In strong conditions A7 has been able to pretty much match the JS1s -
and that IS saying something...
Not bad for a 20 year old design.

I don't know what could be achieved with the LS6 because I have not seen
any examples of one being modified to the same degree.

Bruce

On 2011/02/06 10:11 PM, T8 wrote:
On Feb 6, 1:39 pm, Eric wrote:
On 2/6/2011 9:54 AM, David Smith wrote:

Memories are funny things Eric, you forgot the LS6 won 4 world
SNIP

Eric, your observations leave out what (second generation) winglets do
for the 20 -- not for the least reason that the original droop tip was
a real aerodynamic dog.

Modern tweaks on the 20B render a surprisingly competitive glider in
15m. Ask UH, it goes.

-Evan Ludeman / T8

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57

After the latest from D.G.you would have to be one sandwich short of a
picnic to buy a L.S..




At 14:22 07 February 2011, BruceGreeff wrote:
And if you make a third generation , polyhedral outer panel and blended
winglet like Keith Ashman's A7 - you get a quite competitive 18m ship.

In strong conditions A7 has been able to pretty much match the JS1s -
and that IS saying something...
Not bad for a 20 year old design.

I don't know what could be achieved with the LS6 because I have not seen

any examples of one being modified to the same degree.

Bruce

On 2011/02/06 10:11 PM, T8 wrote:
On Feb 6, 1:39 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 2/6/2011 9:54 AM, David Smith wrote:

Memories are funny things Eric, you forgot the LS6 won 4 world


Eric, your observations leave out what (second generation) winglets do
for the 20 -- not for the least reason that the original droop tip was
a real aerodynamic dog.

Modern tweaks on the 20B render a surprisingly competitive glider in
15m. Ask UH, it goes.

-Evan Ludeman / T8

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57

I'm not suggesting the L6 is in any way inferior to the ASW20, just that
it is not superior, and definitely not in the ASW 27 class.
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Here in New Zealand lS6's still win the nationals year after year. Our air is turbulent in general and therms broken and the 6 has a distinct advantage over 20's AND 27's in the climb.

Having flown both for many hours, in stressful mountain environments a clear winner by a margin. The 6.

Recently did a 100k glide with ventus c 18m wing to wing at 75-85 and not a foot in it.

The LS6 is still a weapon in the right hands and I was told by a well known NASA jet test pilot of gliding repute that it and the 8 - are the best handling aircraft her has ever flown - period.

I'm not suggesting the L6 is in any way inferior to the ASW20, just that
it is not superior, and definitely not in the ASW 27 class.
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Here in New Zealand lS6's still win the nationals year after year. Our air is turbulent in general and therms broken and the 6 has a distinct advantage over 20's AND 27's in the climb.

Having flown both for many hours, in stressful mountain environments a clear winner by a margin. The 6.

Recently did a 100k glide with ventus c 18m wing to wing at 75-85 and not a foot in it.

The LS6 is still a weapon in the right hands and I was told by a well known NASA jet test pilot of gliding repute that it and the 8 - are the best handling aircraft her has ever flown - period.