Houston JS1c crash ONLY (not in any way about a Puchaczs, or anything else!)

As a 5'10'' 75kg pilot I've sat in but not flown most of the Schempp Hirth
Fuselage variants.

Std Cirrus / Mini Nimbus are plenty big enough!

The original Discus A / Ventus A were very small. I nearly bought a Ventus
A 20 years (And 5kg lighter) ago. I would have been OK in the summer,
wouldn't have been able to wear my winter woolies!

The Discus B / Ventus B are fine in all seasons.
(I have a shade under 1000hrs in Discus B)

Moving on to the Discus 2a / Ventus 2a - I've sat in the D2a, it's snug but
would probably be OK even in winter, and probably be OK for pilots up to 6'
or so. The D2b / V2b are positively roomy.

The Cockpit of D2c / V2c are pretty much the same as the D2b / V2c, if
anything feel slightly better for tall pilots.

According to SH the V2cax has "2cm more width and will fit pilots up to
1.9m"

V3 is likely to have similar size fuselages to V2c & V2cax

V3 is likely to be a little while away yet, hasn't flown yet & there's
probably quite a waiting list.
18m JS1 claims 53:1, so 55:1 could be possible

Of course after the 18m V3 FES flies there will probably be the 18m D3
FES.

Regards & more apologies for the drift

KN

At 19:32 14 May 2015, Sean Fidler wrote:
What I have heard is the old "A" (suitable for very, very small frames)
wil=
l be slightly larger and renamed something like "Sport" and the old B
will
=
also be changed larger. This sounds like a smart move to me as very few
of=
the current pilots could possibly fit (let alone be comfortable) in the
A.=
As far as the C fuselage (or D, E and F, etc), lighten up "Francis."
It'=
s all for fun and trying to help answer a guy's question. If you have
some=
thing to offer or can do a better job, please go ahead and state it.

I have never flown a SH glider but I do have 2 owners of V2cxm's in my
hang=
ar in MI. I think I know a thing or two about the gliders, their quality
a=
nd their performance. Excellent on all counts.