George Haeh wrote on 11/20/2020 3:30 PM:
There's talk the early 27s didn't have significant carbon fiber in the nose cone.

That the PowerFLARM range analysis with a single glareshield antenna in my later build 27 shows poor coverage convinces me there's carbon fiber below. Visual examination shows lots of black stuff in the nose cone.

My friend with an ASW27A agrees, saying he has fiberglass, but the ASW27B, 28, and 29 all have
carbon in the nose. Too bad - the nose mounting was easy and effective. My next glider is
supposed to have a Flarm antenna in the fin, so I'm hoping that's all it will need. So, with
Flarm, transponder, and com antennas in the tail, it might be a very busy electromagnetic
nightmare!

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