Any Hornet / Hornet C owners.

I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D

On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12:28:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D
I've got a Mosquito, similar, but different.
Scott

On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:26:39 PM UTC-4, Scott Williams wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12:28:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D
I've got a Mosquito, similar, but different.
Scott

Thx Scott, I really need the size of the wing locking pin for a Hornet. Diameter / Length... along with a pic of what the wing tool looks like. There isn't a way to be sure if the sizes are the same with the Libelle, and or Mosquito.

D

On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7:04:11 AM UTC+12, wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:26:39 PM UTC-4, Scott Williams wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12:28:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D
I've got a Mosquito, similar, but different.
Scott
Thx Scott, I really need the size of the wing locking pin for a Hornet. Diameter / Length... along with a pic of what the wing tool looks like. There isn't a way to be sure if the sizes are the same with the Libelle, and or Mosquito.

D
I have a Hornet. The wing tool is the same as a Libelle. Sadly mine is missing and I have to use an 8 inch Crescent instead. Works OK if you're careful. Smaller Crescents aren't long enough and longer Crescents are too thick to engage with the little pins on the spar. When using the wing tool, don't use too much force, you can tear off the little pins. My glider had been owned by a club, and the little pins had been torn off by enthusiastic assemblers.

The wing is the same profile and platform as the libelle. The brakes and hookups are different. The little nubs on the spar for the wing tool are the same. The spar pin is the same.

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Phil Plane

Phil,

Is there any chance when you are out flying the next time you could measure the Wing Locking Pin diameter & Length? If not, I think we have a Libelle owner in the club I get ahold of. Also,
Any regrets about owning a Hornet? From what I can find out it appears to be a nice ship to fly.

D

On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 5:30:55 PM UTC-4, philp...wrote:
On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7:04:11 AM UTC+12, wrin...wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:26:39 PM UTC-4, Scott Williams wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12:28:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D
I've got a Mosquito, similar, but different.
Scott
Thx Scott, I really need the size of the wing locking pin for a Hornet. Diameter / Length... along with a pic of what the wing tool looks like. There isn't a way to be sure if the sizes are the same with the Libelle, and or Mosquito.

D
I have a Hornet. The wing tool is the same as a Libelle. Sadly mine is missing and I have to use an 8 inch Crescent instead. Works OK if you're careful. Smaller Crescents aren't long enough and longer Crescents are too thick to engage with the little pins on the spar. When using the wing tool, don't use too much force, you can tear off the little pins. My glider had been owned by a club, and the little pins had been torn off by enthusiastic assemblers.

The wing is the same profile and platform as the libelle. The brakes and hookups are different. The little nubs on the spar for the wing tool are the same. The spar pin is the same.

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Phil Plane

Phil,

The Hornet and the Club Libelle have the same wing (and horizontal Stab). The airfoil for the Standard Libelle, the Hornet and the Club Libelle are the same.

I would check with Streifeneder as they still have many parts for the glider: http://www.streifly.de/unternehmen-e.htm

Mike B.

There's a test available at https://www.segelflug.de/tests/HORNE...cht_Hornet.pdf. It's in German, but you can easily translate it with any online translator. I think this document nicely points out strengths and weaknesses of the Hornet. The glide performance is good for its age. Flight characteristics are okay but not as nice as other ships like LS1-f or ASW19. Aileron effectivity is a bit low when circling in thermals.

The Hornet has the trailing edge brakes shortened from the Club-Libelle, which also has no water tanks and a lighter wing structure.

On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 3:04:11 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:26:39 PM UTC-4, Scott Williams wrote:
On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12:28:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help me out!

Thanks
D
I've got a Mosquito, similar, but different.
Scott
Thx Scott, I really need the size of the wing locking pin for a Hornet. Diameter / Length... along with a pic of what the wing tool looks like. There isn't a way to be sure if the sizes are the same with the Libelle, and or Mosquito.

D
I happen to jointly own a Hornet C. We have a spare main pin and pin tool. Email me for details.