SZD-56-2 Diana

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:58:33 +0100, Asbjorn Hojmark
wrote:


Actually, it was more of an ASW-20F without the flaps.
My opinion too - so far I'm lacking the proof of the all-new Pegase
airfoil. The airfoil section on the Pegase fuselage looks *very*
similar.

I'm still wondering how an ASW-20 with flaps fixed in setting 3 had
compared to the LS-4. Schleicher tested that once (in an ASW-20 for
some US pilot - Karl Striedieck?), but I have not heard of any
conclusion.

Since the 20 climbs better than the LS-4 (with flaps 3) and has a
significantly better L/D, this might have been an interesting
competition.

Unfortunately Schleicher decided to build the all-new ASW-24 then, and
the days of comfortable Schleicher cockpits for big guys were gone
.....






Bye
Andreas