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The Mosquito had a new design of one-piece canopy rather than the two-piece canopy used on the Hornet. This profile and its sister profile FX 67-K-150 are among the most prolific in the history of gliding, as they were employed also in the Nimbus-2 , Mini-Nimbus , DG-200 and DG-400 , PIK-20 , Kestrel , Mosquito, Vega , Jantar and LAK-12 among ...
The Applebay Zuni, and the later refined Applebay Zuni II, as American designed gliders, were intended to compete with European fibre-glass gliders that have dominated 15m class competitions since the class was established. [3] The Zuni was built using glass-fibre/epoxy resin composite materials, with particular attention to achieving laminar flow.
The DG-101 and DG-101G had improvements such as a single-piece front-hinged canopy, improved crash resistant cockpit and a conventional tailplane (with fixed horizontal stabilizer and articulated elevator). There was also a club version of this sailplane with fixed landing gear. All models featured top-surface-only air brakes.
The bubble canopy of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Canopy of an F-22 Raptor. An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft.An aircraft canopy provides a controlled and sometimes pressurized environment for the aircraft's occupants, and allows for a greater field of view over a traditional flight deck.
The Glaser-Dirks DG-200 is a 15 metre class glider built by Glaser-Dirks, now DG Aviation GmbH Design started in 1976, and it first flew in 1977. Wingtip extensions to 17 metres were offered in 1978. Later enhancements included a single-piece canopy, a carbon-fibre wing spar and a change in the wing profile. A total of 192 DG-200 were built.
Original version, with a short, tear drop style canopy proud of upper fuselage line. Braking parachute, no air brakes. Only one, crashed June 1961. [4] SB-5b First production model. Lengthened forward fuselage with pilot in reclined seat under long canopy reaching forward almost to the nose and blended into fuselage line over wings. Airbrakes.
The glider therefore maintains the same trim whether flown single seated or dual seated. The D-type leading edge torsion box is of plywood and the whole wing is fabric-covered. There are metal Schempp-Hirth air brakes above and below the wing, and the wooden ailerons are fabric-covered. The fuselage is a welded steel tube structure with spruce ...
An interesting case of ingenuity under wartime adversity was the Colditz Cock glider. This homebuilt aircraft, intended as a means of escape, employed prison bedding as its covering material; homemade glue and dope made from boiled millet were also used by the prisoners in its construction.