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Old February 3rd 10, 12:24 PM
ric375 ric375 is offline
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Default next gen standard class?

Are any of the major manufacturers looking into making next generation models for the standard class?

is there even much room left for developement here? what could really be improved? fuselages and tails seem more or less set, and any tinkering with wing planform and angle of incidence involves trading off either low or highspeed performance, with no overall gain compared to current designs at different wingloadings.

As i see it, the only real improvements available are in the wing root area(like on the new JS-1), and possibly thinner wing sections. but given the wide range of CL these unflapped wings have to work at i imagine that it is harder to make a thinner section work than on a flapped ship.

what do you think/know?
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Old February 3rd 10, 02:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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Default next gen standard class?

On Feb 3, 5:24*am, ric375 wrote:
Are any of the major manufacturers looking into making next generation
models for the standard class?

is there even much room left for developement here? what could really
be improved? fuselages and tails seem more or less set, and any
tinkering with wing planform and angle of incidence involves trading
off either low or highspeed performance, with no overall gain compared
to current designs at different wingloadings.

As i see it, the only real improvements available are in the wing root
area(like on the new JS-1), and possibly thinner wing sections. but
given the wide range of CL these unflapped wings have to work at i
imagine that it is harder to make a thinner section work than on a
flapped ship.

what do you think/know?

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ric375


Why would they do this, when nobody buys standard class ?
The only gliders being sold and built are 18-meter or bigger.

See ya, Dave "YO electric" (20m, or with the short tips 18m)
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Old February 3rd 10, 04:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default next gen standard class?

On Feb 3, 6:24*am, ric375 wrote:
Are any of the major manufacturers looking into making next generation
models for the standard class?

is there even much room left for developement here? what could really
be improved? fuselages and tails seem more or less set, and any
tinkering with wing planform and angle of incidence involves trading
off either low or highspeed performance, with no overall gain compared
to current designs at different wingloadings.

As i see it, the only real improvements available are in the wing root
area(like on the new JS-1), and possibly thinner wing sections. but
given the wide range of CL these unflapped wings have to work at i
imagine that it is harder to make a thinner section work than on a
flapped ship.

what do you think/know?

--
ric375


There are plenty of gliders available on the used market to satisfy
the need. Additionally, the segment of the market who can "justify" a
new glider are the ones quite well off where the higher price for 18m
glider isn't as much an issue.
It would be pretty hard to do a glider that would obsolete the LS-8 ,
D2, ASW-28 group of gliders.
FWIW
UH
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Old February 3rd 10, 04:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default next gen standard class?

On Feb 3, 7:12*am, wrote:

It would be pretty hard to do a glider that would obsolete the LS-8 ,
D2, ASW-28 group of gliders...


Except, of course, to offer a comparable glider that costs a lot less
to buy, maintain, and operate...


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Old February 3rd 10, 06:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Feb 3, 10:43*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Feb 3, 7:12*am, wrote:

It would be pretty hard to do a glider that would obsolete the LS-8 ,
D2, ASW-28 group of gliders...


Except, of course, to offer a comparable glider that costs a lot less
to buy, maintain, and operate...


Can you say homebuilt- Yes you can.
Quit writin' and get back to work on the HP-24!
UH
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Old February 3rd 10, 06:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Brad[_2_]
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Default next gen standard class?

On Feb 3, 9:18*am, wrote:
On Feb 3, 10:43*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

On Feb 3, 7:12*am, wrote:


It would be pretty hard to do a glider that would obsolete the LS-8 ,
D2, ASW-28 group of gliders...


Except, of course, to offer a comparable glider that costs a lot less
to buy, maintain, and operate...


Can you say homebuilt- Yes you can.
Quit writin' and get back to work on the HP-24!
UH


The HP-24 is gonna be a pretty cool glider...............I was sitting
in the cockpit just the other day laying out my instrument panel!

Brad
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Old February 3rd 10, 08:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default next gen standard class?

Speaking of which, do you guys have any estimates as to when the
initial flight testing might begin?

I've been following your progress on the HP24 website with much
interest. What you're doing is very cool!




On Feb 3, 11:36*am, Brad wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:18*am, wrote:

On Feb 3, 10:43*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:


On Feb 3, 7:12*am, wrote:


It would be pretty hard to do a glider that would obsolete the LS-8 ,
D2, ASW-28 group of gliders...


Except, of course, to offer a comparable glider that costs a lot less
to buy, maintain, and operate...


Can you say homebuilt- Yes you can.
Quit writin' and get back to work on the HP-24!
UH


The HP-24 is gonna be a pretty cool glider...............I was sitting
in the cockpit just the other day laying out my instrument panel!

Brad


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Old February 3rd 10, 11:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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On Feb 3, 11:25*am, Westbender wrote:
Speaking of which, do you guys have any estimates as to when the
initial flight testing might begin?


We're closing the first set of wings in just a few weeks, so maybe we
can have one flying this year. We'll be starting a batch of parts for
the next two ships after that wingset is closed and delivered.

Thanks, Bob K.
 




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