All,
Dick Butler's 28m Concordia had it's first flights on 25th May
see article at Soaring Cafe' website
http://soaringcafe.com/2012/05/news-flash-dick-butler-makes-first-flight-in-concordia/
if you dig around soaring Cafe there is Dicks calculated polar for the
Concordia,
looks very interesting, more than 50:1 at 100 knots.
best L/D about 75 at 75 knots, no need to slow down unless turning.
(can anyone remember the Nambus 4 with the glide angle flatter than the
curvature of the earth. Ref. Aust. Gliding article, circa 1984.)
This confirms the Open Class will be really interesting this year at the Uvalde
Worlds in Texas.
with
Concordia,
Quintus
ASH30
ASH31 - probably
Stretched 21m JS1 too, JS2 or JS117% ?
EB29 ?
But no Nimeta it would seem!
What else will turn up ?
This is like going back to the early 70's where open class had all the
surprises.
Many new and many different ideas about the best open class solution.
Higher wing-loading seems to be the theme.
We shall see who is right, in a few weeks - starting july 28th.
Some of the top pilots might be wondering if they have picked the correct mount.
And then there is Duckhawk too.
cheers
Stu
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