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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
Should be better than 45 after reprofiling, my 17m DG200, same airfoil is 45 factory, the 17m kestrel was 43, and the 19m was 44.
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:56:52 PM UTC-4, Glidingstuff wrote:
Hi all Anybody got any links to a Kestrel 19 T59D owner group,pages etc? I have obtained a broken one for a long term project and want to obtain any info that is available re parts, mods and drawings. I remember from somewhere talk of a one piece canopy ala DG mod. Any info much appreciated. E-mail me at p_buchanan(at)rocketmail.com Cheers Paul Installing a separate wheel brake lever allows the spoilers to be fully extended without being restricted and you can apply full pressure to the brake. Make the deploy/dump handles distinctly different to touch. BTW a wet drogue chute may be slow to deploy; repack it every flight. JMF |
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
On Friday, June 1, 2018 at 8:56:36 AM UTC-4, john firth wrote:
On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:56:52 PM UTC-4, Glidingstuff wrote: Hi all Anybody got any links to a Kestrel 19 T59D owner group,pages etc? I have obtained a broken one for a long term project and want to obtain any info that is available re parts, mods and drawings. I remember from somewhere talk of a one piece canopy ala DG mod. Any info much appreciated. E-mail me at p_buchanan(at)rocketmail.com Cheers Paul Installing a separate wheel brake lever allows the spoilers to be fully extended without being restricted and you can apply full pressure to the brake. Make the deploy/dump handles distinctly different to touch. BTW a wet drogue chute may be slow to deploy; repack it every flight. JMF Did they couple the spoilers and the wheel brake in the Kestrel 19? The 401 that I fly has a separate lever for the wheel brake... located just below the stick. The handle for deploying the drogue chute (again, 401 S/N 48, not T59) is located on the left cockpit wall, vaguely similar in position to the release handle in the new Schleicher gliders. This is within easy reach from the spoilers/flaps, and I have been practicing grabbing it on the ground without looking. The jettison handle is on the lower right side of the instrument pod. Is this unchanged for the T59? Needless to say, all of these handles can get pretty busy in the flare/rollout. |
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
On Friday, June 1, 2018 at 7:19:36 AM UTC-6, Phil Chidekel wrote:
On Friday, June 1, 2018 at 8:56:36 AM UTC-4, john firth wrote: On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:56:52 PM UTC-4, Glidingstuff wrote: Hi all Anybody got any links to a Kestrel 19 T59D owner group,pages etc? I have obtained a broken one for a long term project and want to obtain any info that is available re parts, mods and drawings. I remember from somewhere talk of a one piece canopy ala DG mod. Any info much appreciated. E-mail me at p_buchanan(at)rocketmail.com Cheers Paul Installing a separate wheel brake lever allows the spoilers to be fully extended without being restricted and you can apply full pressure to the brake. Make the deploy/dump handles distinctly different to touch. BTW a wet drogue chute may be slow to deploy; repack it every flight. JMF Did they couple the spoilers and the wheel brake in the Kestrel 19? The 401 that I fly has a separate lever for the wheel brake... located just below the stick. The handle for deploying the drogue chute (again, 401 S/N 48, not T59) is located on the left cockpit wall, vaguely similar in position to the release handle in the new Schleicher gliders. This is within easy reach from the spoilers/flaps, and I have been practicing grabbing it on the ground without looking. The jettison handle is on the lower right side of the instrument pod. Is this unchanged for the T59? Needless to say, all of these handles can get pretty busy in the flare/rollout. Prior owner of my 19 had the knob attach bolt fail on landing/takeoff inboard flap handle and the lever disappeared into the panel. IIRC, it was corrosion related. Something to maybe check occasionally. Frank Whiteley |
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
ah yes the highest L/D to Lever ratio of any sailplane ever built!
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
Its is my recollection that 1/2 meter was added at the root and the tip.
Airfoils 101, a thicker airfoil has a wider but shallower low drag bucket. |
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
Anyone know how much the wings weigh?
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 7:17:11 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Anyone know how much the wings weigh? Mine are 208lbs and 206lbs. |
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Kestrel 19 info wanted.
On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:56:52 PM UTC-4, Glidingstuff wrote:
Hi all Anybody got any links to a Kestrel 19 T59D owner group,pages etc? I have obtained a broken one for a long term project and want to obtain any info that is available re parts, mods and drawings. I remember from somewhere talk of a one piece canopy ala DG mod. Any info much appreciated. E-mail me at p_buchanan(at)rocketmail.com Cheers Paul Glide ratio; Slingsby modestly claimed 44 so the testing shows it up close to the Nimbus 2, the competition in 1972. G.Burton claimed that the wing root fillet solved the root flow separation ( on the 17); 250 lbs of ballast made it go noticeably better. ( first 750KM in N. America) John F |
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