On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 6:12:30 PM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
wrote on 12/7/2016 4:28 PM:
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 6:54:53 PM UTC-5, Thor wrote:
I'm looking at buying a ASW 27. The ASW 27 are usually 15k less
than a ASW 27B, WHY? Does the ASW 27B have an performance advantage
over a ASW 27?

The B has wet wings which are a little more convenient to fill and
may hold a few gallons more.Almost all have newer winglets, either by
production, or retrofit. Pricing has little to do with B or
otherwise, and is mostly driven by condition and equipment. All other
issues being equal, an early 27, with excellent finish condition, can
easily be worth more than a B in poorer condition. There is no
difference in performance as they are geometrically the same. Good
luck UH

Are the 27B wings treated differently than the earlier models, so they
are less likely to develop "spar dips" from spar shrinkage?

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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"

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http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf

No- in fact the thicker gluing used on the B's for water protection makes them somewhat more shrink prone from my experience.
UH