German Civil Aircraft 1970-1979 - German Airliners 1970-1979, German Sailplanes 1970-1979, Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus, Schleicher Ask 21 (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: German Airliners 1970-1979, German Sailplanes 1970-1979, Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus, Schleicher Ask 21, Rolladen-Schneider Ls3, Vfw-Fokker 614, Schleicher Asw 20, Schleicher Ask 16, Grob G-102 Astir, Akaflieg Stuttgart Fs-29, Glaser-Dirks Dg-100, Schempp-Hirth Janus, Schleicher Asw 19, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2, Rolladen-Schneider Ls2, Scheibe Sf 34, Schleicher Ask 18, Glaser-Dirks Dg-300, Glasflgel 303, Schleicher Asw 17, Scheibe Tandem-Falke, Grob G 103 Twin Astir, Akaflieg Mnchen M-27, Glasflgel H-101, Grob G 104 Speed Astir, Glasflgel 206, Rolladen-Schneider Lsd Ornith, Glaser-Dirks Dg-200. Excerpt: The Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus is a 15 Metre-class glider designed and built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH in the late 1970s. In designing the Mini-Nimbus, Klaus Holighaus incorporated the flapped wings from the Glasflgel 303 Mosquito, with the fuselage of the Standard Cirrus. The name "Mini Nimbus" was adopted to distinguish it from longer-wingspan Nimbus models. It first flew on 18 September 1976. The Mini Nimbus range all feature self-connecting controls, of Glasflgel design, for added safety and ease of rigging, and have been incorporated in all newer Schempp-Hirth models. The trim lever is connected to the flap operating rod and needs to be set only once per flight; thereafter changes in flap setting (-7 to +10 degrees) automatically provides trim compensation. Based on the Standard Cirrus, the original Mini-Nimbus HS-7 design had an all-moving tailplane and fibre glass wing spars. A tailplane anti-balance tab was a required modification for certification in the United Kingdom after flight testing by Derek Piggott on behalf of the British Gliding Association revealed very low stick forces and marginal pitch stability of the HS-7 version. A co... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2834793