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What First Glider to own?
Before the rudder damper was fitted a number of Open Cirrus
suffered 'soft' rear fuselage twisting flutter. I believe none had structural damage, but it was unacceptable so the hydraulic damper was fitted in the centre section. I found it noticeable on the ground, but not when flying (and I had one of the extended tip ones, just under 19 metres). I had some good flying and competition success in it, but it really needed more wing loading on the good days. Comfortable cockpit, decent brakes for glass ships of that era plus the tail-chute for small fields. Wings not exactly lightweight, but with two trestles I used to rig with just me and my 11 year old son, and when he was at school it didn't drive people away at rigging time like the Kestrel 19 did. The rudder damper is a pain - before mine was replaced as worn out, the g= lider was much nicer to fly. Unfortunately, back in 1967/68 when the Cirrus= was the hot racing ship one suffered rudder flutter (probably exceeding Vn= e by quite some amount) so the damper was added. You get used to it, and it= seems less stiff in flight. Can you tell me how the rudder damper works? Is it at all adjustable? I wou= ld probably be buying this Open Cirrus if I was sure the rudder pressure wo= uldn't be unpleasant. thanx |
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