Spin recovery vs tail design

At 23:54 11 May 2009, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2009 01:25:24 +0200, John Smith
wrote:


It may quicken up the recovery, but JAR-22 requires a sailplane to
recover with any flap setting.

Indeed - but many gliders who are still popular were designed before
JAR-22.
I'm always amazed about how much easier the ASW-27 handles in this
regard compared to a, say, ASW-20.

Bye
Andreas
Thanks to all who have contributed to answering my original question. I
am especially interested in the comments about the ASK-21, especially in
reference to changes in how it behaves as the spin continues through more
than one or two turns. My club has one with the spin kit and we look
forward to practicing but it is better to do so fully prepared with
knowledge of the experiences others have had. Thanks!