Text from: http://www.aerokurier.rotor.com/ New: Schleicher ASW 28 Schleicher in Poppenhausen, Germany, is building a new Standard Class glider with a modern laminar wing profile for “turbulent” conditions. The preliminary data for the new Standard Class racer: best glide number of 45 at 90 km/h with a wing load of 31 kg/m². By using the most…

The Bekas, which first flew in 1968, was a development of an earlier, 1959, design of Stefan Brochocki , The BKB-1. The design of the Bekas 1-A had three main aims : a higher L/D (archieved by using a greater span and aspect ratio), easier ground handling and rigging and a flexible wing to study…

The Bergfalke two-place series grew out of a post World War II two-place development (Mu 13E) of the pre-war single place Mu 13 series. The Bergfalke 2, dating from 1951, was succeeded by the 2/55 with higher gross weight and payload (ATC). The –3 has four degrees of forward wing sweep with airbrakes. The –4…

The Beta 1 was designed with the intent of being the US’s first fiberglass production sailplane. The semi boom-and-pod fuselage was composed of two fiberglass half-shells that join top and bottom. It featured a fully-reclined pilot position, T-tail with mass-balanced elevators, fixed gear and Schempp-Hirth speed-limiting dive brakes. The Beta 1 has been donated to…

Schneider built the Schleicher Ka-6 under license, but it was considered too light for the strong thermal conditions in Australia. The ES-60 Boomerang was designed at the request of the Gliding Federation of Australia as a faster and stronger Standard Class sailplane for competitions. The original model had an all- moving tail, but a version…

Although out of production for a number of years, the Blanik remains one of the most active two- place training and club aircraft throughout the world. An all-metal flush riveted sailplane with fabric covered control surfaces, the Blanik is stressed for aerobatics and has held many two- place records. It is equipped with DFS type…

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The BG-7 was developed in 1940 by adding longer, tapered wings to the BG-6. Most have spoilers fitted, which the BG-6 lacked. Modifications were common, frequently in the cockpit area. The added span created some directional instabillity, so many BG-7’s had the rear fuselage lengthened or area added to the vertical fin.