These guys (Blanix Aerobatic team) are not only the ones that found the original problem causing the Blanik to be grounded in the first place, they are also responsible for the development of the STC fix, which everyone who has a grounded Blanik can now choose to apply. They have designed and implemented the fix on their two Blaniks and are now legally and safely airborne again.
See the (thanks to Google Translate) excerpt from their website http://www.blanix.com/Web-Site_3/News/Eintrage/2011/4/8_Start_in_Sicht_....h tml "Blanix airborne again .... 04/08/2011 There is progress!! The Blanix team will be involved this year after a really long dry spell in airshow circles! Thanks to great effort of many participants, the time, the "up and downs" over! Great ambition and motivation to gain new perspectives Blaniks this world: "Aircraft design and certification ltd", an EASA-approved "design organization" has dedicated himself to Kurt's initiative, the "Blanik" problem ... with success! Basien Marcus, one of two managing directors has for over half a year dealt intensively with the matter - countless conversations, meetings and phone calls with the whole world were required to start the project can be. The result is now in the form of STC - "Supplemental Type Certificate" - above. In short, the aircraft must be in critical areas examined for cracks and modified subsequently. The effort and above all, emotions which are associated with this project, is probably as Many will not soon forget .... The two aircraft Blanix team are virtually the prototype. Of course, this modification provided technical conditions for everyone else in the world Blanik is applicable! Perhaps as one or the other Blanik find its way back again into the air, would appreciate it!" Regards, ROSS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of john.mcfarlane Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:20 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio In the second image - Look at the oil canning on the lower wing surface of the inverted Blanik - Between the "Bull" and Airbrake box Redbull has enough money to maintain a shed full of exotic and very much more expensive machines. There is no AD due on new structures, me personally I would have just replaced the entire Attach and Carry through items and Wings with new ones. Not even a challenging job to replace if you make decisions like that - and would still much cheaper than new glass. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 7:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio On Wed, 16 May 2012 08:39:57 +1000 Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: > At 08:24 AM 16/05/2012, you wrote: > >I wondered what the glide ratio of those flying suits was. > > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144792/Redbull-skydivers-skies-high -Austria.html > > > Looking at the pictures, about 2 > > Aren't Blaniks grounded? Or at least non aerobatic? uhm, Red Bull? Adrenalin, stunts? Flying Blaniks is part of the act. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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