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We have the new Ventus-2cxT. If I am well informed the cockpit size is the
same is that for the Nimbus-4 (T or M). In my case with a jacket on, my shoulders just fit in. But I still have plenty of room for my legs. With about 86 kg in weight and 1.78 m in length I am not a big guy. My shoulder width fits to that but may be a little bit oversized. Karel, NL "John Galloway" schreef in bericht ... At 02:30 12 January 2004, Mkeene221 wrote: Also, Aldo mentions a DiscusC. Correct me if I'm wrong, but so far there's only an A, B, Bt and a future 18m. Mark, The not yet flown 18m Discus 2 is designated the Discus 2C. It and the Ventus 2 'X' versions have the same cockpit because it originated as the Discus 2B cockpit. I was told that this cockpit is stronger than that of the original Ventus 2 but I don't know if it is any bigger than it. John Galloway |
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The numbers came from his posting
I am 1.88 m long and 118 kg and I fit in nicely. The max useful load and the max seat load are two completely different things! Ian "MKEENE221" wrote in message ... Add a parachute say 7kg, plus a litre of water and a bit of personal kit - 2 kg and there you are at 127kg in the cockpit. 127 - 110 = 17 kg or about 15% over the manufacturers specification. Hope you're registered Experimental! Not sure where those numbers came from, but lets do the math. Pilot at 205lbs. (93kg), parachute 15lbs (7kg), even more drinking water for the desert contests (1US gal.) 8lbs (3.6kg). Now we're up to 228lbs (103.6kg). Assuming he'll use water ballast, add 2gal. water in tail and 8 lb tail weight and we're up to 252lbs (114.5kg). According to my Discus 2 manual, that leaves him 18lbs. (8kg) before he is up to the max useful load of 270lbs. (122.7kg). Sounds like a nice fit to me. Plenty of room too, as I'm 6'2", 190 lbs. and very comfortable. Mark Keene |
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