How exactly did you get your Blanik flying again? Carl On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Grant Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hhhmmm think their fix is not really a fix. Gets them off the ground again > but does not extend the life. So makes for a *very* expensive patch job.** > ** > > ** ** > > The real fix that extends the life of the Blanik has just been completed > on the first Australian Blanik extending its life out to 11,400 hrs > (predominantly winch launched). Although expensive the aircraft has another > 50 years in it and suites our small club as an ab-initio trainer.**** > > ** ** > > From my understanding the guys mentioned below had nothing to do with > this. Dafydd Llewellyn's original modification was revisited and upgraded > to produce a new STC. A company (ARMCOM) has spent considerable amounts of > time and money to get set up to do these and offers to do them for the rest > of the world as well lol.**** > > ** ** > > We don't do aeros aside from spins.**** > > ** ** > > Kindest Regards**** > > Grant Davies**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ross McLean > *Sent:* Friday, 18 May 2012 8:27 AM > *To:* 'tom claffey'; 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.' > > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio**** > > ** ** > > Ah yes, good point Tom. Although most of the stuff they do is low speed > dives in formation with one usually inverted. The clips of their aeros are > quite gentle in reality.**** > > I was actually just addressing the earlier question “Aren't Blaniks > grounded?”**** > > ROSS**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *tom claffey > *Sent:* Friday, 18 May 2012 8:17 AM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio**** > > ** ** > > Should we all cheer because these guys find an expensive fix for a problem > that probably won't affect anyone who doesn't thrash the crap out of a 40 > year old glider never really intended for aeros?**** > > Tom**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ross McLean <[email protected]> > *To:* 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, 17 May 2012 1:27 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Glide ratio**** > > ** ** > > 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_....html > **** > > **** > > “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]<[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]<[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**** > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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