Lange TE system

On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:48:05 +0000, John Galloway
wrote:

I have to say that the Antares has the best TE I have ever
flown in, with negligible ‘stick thermal’ even when converting
from 220kph to 100kph in a zoom climb. I don’t want to go
back to normal systems ever again!"


Interesting article by Peter Harvey, top-level competitor and now
president of the BGA (UK).

As an Antares 20E owner (the first design), I am also impressed by how
well the TE is working in my 7 years old sailplane. Being an electric
self launcher, it is fitted with the standard pneumatic switch (tail
probe vs. fuselage static) wich operates automatically as the pylon is
extended.
I would have expected a switch to introduce potential leaks in the TE
line. I must say, it is still a perfectly compensated TE system, which
is probably one of the main contributors to my thermalling and gliding
skills.

Though the text written by PH may induce the false deduction that an
innovative system was installed, I believe this is just a standard TE
system, perfectly layed out, built, and tuned.

aldo cernezzi
www.voloavela.it