What Cockpit?
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Originally Posted by rotarywrench
It sure has some MBB 223 Flamingoheritage central pedestal, same knobs, size, and vintage but of course not the yokes and panel are totally different.
Shouldn’t take long now.
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LFU205, interesting experimental aircraft, exploring the then new application of GRP construction for powered aircraft. The German glider fraternity were very much in the same realm as construction moved from wood/fabric to GRP. Nothing to hand so OH I’m afraid if correct.
An interesting challenge too!
An interesting challenge too!
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ASW finally got it right with the Leichtflugtechnik-Union (LFU) consortium 205.
Indeed initially build to research use of GRP in small aircraft.
From there is was used to measure drag and lift, study boundary layer and transition from laminar flow into tubulencey. Then testing laminar flow airfoils. Last testing was measuring influence of sun radiation into temperature of the wing surface.
Open House declared.
Indeed initially build to research use of GRP in small aircraft.
From there is was used to measure drag and lift, study boundary layer and transition from laminar flow into tubulencey. Then testing laminar flow airfoils. Last testing was measuring influence of sun radiation into temperature of the wing surface.
Open House declared.
It turned up at Schleissheim after my last visit to the place...
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Close enough Meleagertoo,
It is the cockpit of my then glider a, Glasflugel H-201 Libelle. Linkage with the LFU205 it that it set the standard for GRP sailplane construction in the late 1960's. Particularly for it's use of a foam, rather than balsa, sandwich construction for the wings. Something like 600 built, which for the sailplane fraternity is enormous.
And yes, quite delightful to fly, though rather light and lacking in high speed polar performance by modern standards.
Meleagertoo has control.
It is the cockpit of my then glider a, Glasflugel H-201 Libelle. Linkage with the LFU205 it that it set the standard for GRP sailplane construction in the late 1960's. Particularly for it's use of a foam, rather than balsa, sandwich construction for the wings. Something like 600 built, which for the sailplane fraternity is enormous.
And yes, quite delightful to fly, though rather light and lacking in high speed polar performance by modern standards.
Meleagertoo has control.
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UV, and you would be correct! 518 was based at Duxford/Gransden Lodge with what was then Cambridge University Gliding Club. However for a period around 1990 a family group would convene at Bidford, hosted by Barry and Mo, for a gliding holiday.
Happy days.
Happy days.
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Everest and Enterprise.
Let’s not forget Egeria, Elsinore, Euterpe, Ettrick, Elysian, Endymion, Eddystone, Elysean and Euryalus. All members of the Ensign class, which was the name of the prototype A.W. 27.
I can only find twelve names. Were the other two unnamed?
Let’s not forget Egeria, Elsinore, Euterpe, Ettrick, Elysian, Endymion, Eddystone, Elysean and Euryalus. All members of the Ensign class, which was the name of the prototype A.W. 27.
I can only find twelve names. Were the other two unnamed?
