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"