The VNX also has a 521kg gross weight with the same 7.4sqm wing... 70kg/sqm wing loading! By the looks of things the weather was poor such that everyone would be dry - it will be interesting to see how it goes in strong streeting conditions such as Uvalde.
-Matthew On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Mark Newton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 01:57:31PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > Looks like our American friends may have built a fully competitive > > 15M sailplane > > The Duckhawk? Yes. > > There's been some chat about it on the Waikerie Gliding Club mailing > list. > > Vendor claims it does 50:1 at 71 knots at 960lb (55 knots at 600lb). > > The Duckhawk VNX variant (same aircraft as the entry level, but with > thicker skins and more carbon in the spar) has a 225 kts VNE and is > stressed to +11/-9g. > > Not a typo. > > http://windward-performance.com/projects/duckhawk/specs/ > > - mark > _______________________________________________ > 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
