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At risk of starting a religious war.
As far as I know the criticisms of the DuoDiscus related to
Cockpit space - particularly in the front. Outlanding capability - effectiveness of airbrakes. Unsprung and low clearance undercarriage So Schempp-Hirth went away and improved the breed. Not least I am sure because the DG1000 apparently had a better overall polar. (DGs test in 2000 was against a Duo, not a Duo x...) Despite the "x" being first flown in June 2005 and certified in February 2006 - I have not found much reporting on the new improved Duo-Discus. Given the nature of RAS I am sure I can get some opinions. Has anyone flown the newest version of the Duo-Discus with it's bigger cockpit? Who is prepared to comment on the relative success of the "x" modifications (winglets and revised airfoils and landing flaps and sprung undercarriage). Seems to me there would be more discussion on this , or do two seaters not generate the same passion? Is it better at XC? Is it safer XC now? Can the change in L/D be quantified (SH claim the same 1:45) |
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At risk of starting a religious war.
Bruce schrieb:
Has anyone flown the newest version of the Duo-Discus with it's bigger cockpit? Who is prepared to comment on the relative success of the "x" modifications (winglets and revised airfoils and landing flaps and sprung undercarriage). Seems to me there would be more discussion on this , or do two seaters not generate the same passion? Is it better at XC? Is it safer XC now? Can the change in L/D be quantified (SH claim the same 1:45) I am afraid, you will get exactly ZERO answers, as the DuoX does NOT yet have the bigger cockpit. The big cockpit made its maiden-flight about a month ago and is not yet in serial-production AFAIK. CU Markus |
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At risk of starting a religious war.
Bruce wrote:
Has anyone flown the newest version of the Duo-Discus with it's bigger cockpit? Who is prepared to comment on the relative success of the "x" modifications (winglets and revised airfoils and landing flaps and sprung undercarriage). Is it better at XC? Is it safer XC now? Can the change in L/D be quantified (SH claim the same 1:45) I hear rumor Jack Harkin will be flyin his "X" out of Montague this weekend 17-19. He is a contributor to the Wiiliams' Soaring forum. Perhaps you may post your query there for his opinions. -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...aring/200708/1 |
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On Aug 17, 10:15 am, "Kloudy via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote:
Bruce wrote: Has anyone flown the newest version of the Duo-Discus with it's bigger cockpit? Who is prepared to comment on the relative success of the "x" modifications (winglets and revised airfoils and landing flaps and sprung undercarriage). Is it better at XC? Is it safer XC now? Can the change in L/D be quantified (SH claim the same 1:45) I hear rumor Jack Harkin will be flyin his "X" out of Montague this weekend 17-19. He is a contributor to the Wiiliams' Soaring forum. Perhaps you may post your query there for his opinions. -- Message posted via AviationKB.comhttp://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/soaring/200708/1 FYI, Gavin flew a new Duo with winglets at the R-9 in Parowan Utah, I don't know whose it was but perhaps he could comment on it's performance improvements. RC-21 |
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On Aug 17, 4:15 pm, Markus Gayda wrote:
I am afraid, you will get exactly ZERO answers, as the DuoX does NOT yet have the bigger cockpit. The big cockpit made its maiden-flight about a month ago and is not yet in serial-production AFAIK. Indeed, there's a Duo X at our club and it has the same fuselage as the original Duo, which in turn is largely (completely? I can't remember, not been in a Janus this year) the same as the Janus of the early '70s, and you still share the front seat with the rear pilot's feet and have absolutely nowhere to put anything. The gear seems a bit higher, though nothing like a DG1000's. I've not flown in it (just had a good poke about :-) ), so can't comment on performance (and let's be honest, who would notice). I've heard positive pilot comments about the landing flaps though - comes down much better than the original. Dan |
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At risk of starting a religious war.
Have flown the Duo Discus at California City, the Duo Discus X at
Heppenheim and the DG-1000 at Mannheim, but not the Duo Discus XL yet! The nicest handling of the three I've flown is the Duo Discus X. If you think the original Duo is nimble, try the newer one. Williams Soaring can check you out in "DDX". Believe Gavin was flying Delta Delta X-Ray. I think Schempp-Hirth will be in production of the XLs after the holiday. Jim |
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At risk of starting a religious war.
Yes, DDX was the glider Gavin was flying at R-9. It was also at
Hilton Cup, Williams, and will be in Montague this weekend. It is Jack Harkin's. I flew it XC a couple of weeks ago and can compare it (favorably) to the Duo but don't have recent experience in the DG to make a comparison there. I quite like flying it. Small cockpit, true, and I'm large, but a couple of 5 hour flights did not leave me with cramps or bruises. It's a beaut to fly and I highly recommend it. DDX will be stationed at Minden soon and available for XC training with Jack and other pilots. Contact me for booking information. Fred LaSor |
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JS wrote:
Have flown the Duo Discus at California City, the Duo Discus X at Heppenheim and the DG-1000 at Mannheim, but not the Duo Discus XL yet! The nicest handling of the three I've flown is the Duo Discus X. If you think the original Duo is nimble, try the newer one. Williams Soaring can check you out in "DDX". Believe Gavin was flying Delta Delta X-Ray. I think Schempp-Hirth will be in production of the XLs after the holiday. Jim Hi Jim I can confirm they will be producing the large cockpit model after the end of next week. (When they return from the summer holidays) Not sure I like the idea of an XL - I mean XL clothes are bad enough but does the glider also have to say that? I can just see the look on the prospective student, OK lets get you into the XL... Regrettably I am about 15,000 km from Minden so flying DDX is out - but Dick Bradley will have a Duo X at Bloemfontein later this year. I shall have to investigate. As I understand it the large cockpit is the first major shape change to the Schempp-hirth 2 seater fuselage that originated with the Janus. I gather there have been material and internal changes to improve impact absorption and pilot protection. It apparently has more space(funny that), and storage space, a upward hinging instrument panel in the front seat and a divider between front and back seats. Presumably this will make a tiny dent in the polar, but significantly improve comfort for big lunks like me (186cm and 110kg) I have also only looked at a DG1000, as opposed to flying one. The high undercarriage makes entry and egress a little challenging. I know it is essentially the same fuselage as the 505, but it looks huge on the ground. The Duo looks more dainty. Having flown a couple of types with a two part canopy I fail to understand how people can claim the DG has better visibility from the back seat. Are the seats stepped, so the back seat driver sees over the head in front? This is usually no problem for me as I am usually very close to the canopy, but I can see why shorter folk would want it. The opinion seems to be that the aerodynamic changes have improved handling further. Never a bad thing. Has anyone got a real world feel for performance of the X? As an aside, the only time I have flown in the same sky as a DG1000 I was pleased to be able to out climb it, with a passenger in both, in our vintage Bergfalke II/55. Of course at the top of the thermal I went pottering around locally and he rolled level and disappeared at warp speed. But not before giving me time to admire the beautiful lines from above - there are some advantages to ancient trainers. Bruce |
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On Aug 18, 5:13 am, Bruce wrote:
Having flown a couple of types with a two part canopy I fail to understand how people can claim the DG has better visibility from the back seat. Are the seats stepped, so the back seat driver sees over the head in front? This is usually no problem for me as I am usually very close to the canopy, but I can see why shorter folk would want it. The rear seat of the DG-1000 has adjustable height, a unique feature. Jim |
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At 17:06 18 August 2007, Js wrote:
The rear seat of the DG-1000 has adjustable height, a unique feature. Jim The DG rear seat adjust is by a variable length strap, similar to a seat harness adjust. Unfortunately, on a heavy landing the strap fitting can break at the seat, resulting in the pilot accelerating down until he meets the fuselage coming up, and causing serious back injury. This has happened on a DG500 (identical arrangement) and the answer on British gliders was to remove the strap and instead adjust the height by different thicknesses of shock absorbing foam. With the change in airworthiness to conform to Europe it is much more difficult to do this officially now, but if I had a DG1000 instead of an ASH25 (I suffer the worse handling - we all have to make sacrifices.......) there would be no strap, and shock-foam under my rear seat. |
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