The Twin Astir was a two-seat development of the Standard Class Astir CS. The gear retracts by folding up to the left and lying horizontally under the rear seat. A 3.3 degree forward wing sweep was replaced by a straight wing with leading edges at right angles to the fuselage centerline early in the production…
The G-103 A Twin II was the successor of the Twin Astir with a nose wheel and a fixed six-inch main gear fitted behind the center of gravity in a fairing. The main wheel is equipped with a hydraulic brake. Modified ailerons produce a substantially improved roll response. Approach control is by top surface Schemmpp-Hith…
The G 103 C Twin III is a development of the Twin II with a new ‘Discus’ plan wing of slightly increased span and modified airfoil section. The cockpit has detailed improvements including better ventilation, relocated airbrake levers to give better purchase, and canopies restrained by gas-filled struts. The unpowered sailplane is cleared for aerobatics…
The 17-meter IS 28B, which first flew in 1976, was manufactured by Intreprinderea de Constructii Aeronautice (Aircraft Construction Company) (‘ICA’), the Romanian state aircraft company at its plant in the city of Brasov. ICA subsequently changed its name to Intreprinderea Aeronautici Romanesc ( Romanian Aircraft Company) (‘IAR’). The IS-28B was developed from the 15 m.…
The two-place Baby-Albatross was created by adding approximately two feet to the pod of the BA-100 Baby Albatross and providing for a second seat beneath the wing, with porthole windows on each side. The first built had the usual Bowlus control yokes while the second had conventional sticks. Those built up from BT-100 parts were…
The UHP-1 first flew in 1967 featuring a fixed wheel and skid, spoilers and drag chute and a T- tail with fixed stabilizers and movable rudder and elevator. Fabric covered the wing aft of the spar. A second example was built with an all- metal wing whose specifications and performance are given here(the first ship…
Mitchell was one of the pioneers of the hang glider movement with his foot-launched flying wing designs. With the addition of a Zenoah engine and a considerable evolution in the wing itself Mitchell produced the self-launching U-2 with a fuselage of welded steel tube, and wing of composite structure. The spar is wood, with foam…
The self-launching Ogar, which first flew in 1973, features sailplane rigging, soaring capability and staggered side-by-side two-place seating. It has a Hoffmann two blade pusher propeller. The landing gear is semi-retractable, and approach control is by top and bottom surface airbrakes. The U.S. import is powered with the dual ignition, turbocharged, Revmaster engine.
The Standard Class companion of the Open Class – 42 Jantar, the SZD 41 used a modified –42 fuselage fitted with an unflapped 15 m. wing. In 1978 an improved SZD 48-2 Standard 2 was introduced, with a shorter aft fuselage and tail surfaces of reduved area. The wing was raised from the mid-wing to…