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On Sun, 05 Apr 2020 10:40:07 -0700, uneekcowgirl wrote:
For the guys here who are familiar with 1970’s soaring, have any of you owned an asw-15 and what were your impressions of them? First off, I've not owned one, have heard two maintenance points discussed at Milfield, where there were two of them: - before s/n 356 the wing, like early Libelles, has a glass/balsa/glass wing skin. The main spar is a box with vertical grain balsa webs, but the inside of the box is unpainted so, during annuals, its interior must be inspected for mould - the aileron pushrods run through nylon bearings which, if greased, can get clogged with a dust/grease mixture which makes the ailerons stiff. I'm told its a right ******* to remove without chopping holes in the wing. A Danish friend had an early ASW-15 and liked it, though its single tow hook is offset from the center line and its position is a compromise between winch and aero tow. The B series fixed that and can carry water. If you know Karl Striedieck ask him about them: he once owned one and set out and return distance records with it. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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