First glider Nimbus 2 ?

Dan Marotta wrote on 1/12/2021 11:39 AM:
On 1/12/21 12:02 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
BG wrote on 1/11/2021 9:34 PM:
Another issue is the risk you are imposing on the tow pilot.* Most of these older ships have
CG hooks that provide little help in directional control.** Kiting is also a killer.* My
club lost a towpilot this last year due to kiting.

My ASW20C came with only a CG hook. After several years, I retrofitted it with a nose hook.
The improvement on takeoff was significant, and it was also better in the air. A very
worthwhile change, I thought, and I had about a 1000 hours at the time.


Curious - How does fitting a nose hook make a '20 "better in the air"? Is it because of a
larger opening in the nose?* I thought the '20 got its ventilation via NACA scoops under the
wings.* Am I missing something?

"Better in the air" referred to being on tow, off the ground. Once the rope is gone - no change.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

On 1/12/21 12:44 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote on 1/12/2021 11:39 AM:
On 1/12/21 12:02 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
BG wrote on 1/11/2021 9:34 PM:
Another issue is the risk you are imposing on the tow pilot.Â* Most
of these older ships have CG hooks that provide little help in
directional control.Â*Â* Kiting is also a killer.Â* My club lost a
towpilot this last year due to kiting.

My ASW20C came with only a CG hook. After several years, I
retrofitted it with a nose hook. The improvement on takeoff was
significant, and it was also better in the air. A very worthwhile
change, I thought, and I had about a 1000 hours at the time.


Curious - How does fitting a nose hook make a '20 "better in the air"?
Is it because of a larger opening in the nose?Â* I thought the '20 got
its ventilation via NACA scoops under the wings.Â* Am I missing something?

"Better in the air" referred to being on tow, off the ground. Once the
rope is gone - no change.

Got it, thanks!

--
Dan
5J

Piotr,

I always assumed there would be a large number of Std Jantar models available in Poland. Perhaps they are reaching their service life limits? As a one time owner of a share in a Jantar Std 2, I found it to be an honest performer with good cross-country potential and nice thermaling characteristics and a generous cockpit unless perhaps a pilot was wide at the hip. Would one of these be an option, or are they in demand for clubs?

Frank Whiteley