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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 last Gull 4 was purchased by the RAFGSA and flew with the Moonrakers Club, took part in the 1950 Internationals in Sweden, where its canopy parted company, but despite a new canopy being flown in, results were disappointing. This aircraft succumbed to an accident in 1966.
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 ...
Werner Scholz then developed the prototype, the LS10-a. Although early 3-view drawings of the LS10 showed a curved canopy rail similar to that of the Schleicher ASW 24, when the prototype was revealed it had the same straight canopy rail as the LS6 and LS8. The first flight took place at Egelsbach on 6 June 2003.
HpH 304 is a family of sailplanes ranging from a single-seat composite 15 metre Class to a two-place 20 metre Open Class manufactured by the Czech company HpH Ltd.The sailplane was derived from a glider made by Glasflügel between 1980 and 1982 that was put back in production by HpH and who have modified it substantially and developed new models since.
The D-10 was designed as a self-launching sailplane. The engine is a Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW), mounted in tractor configuration on a retractable arm behind the cockpit. The engine can be retracted in 15 seconds. [1] The D-10 is predominantly constructed from fibreglass and wood. The cabin is enclosed under a bubble canopy.
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 company's first product was an ultralight aircraft specifically designed for towing hang gliders, the Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly, which remains in production. Another design produced was the Bailey-Moyes Tempest , a single seat ultralight sailplane designed by Bob Bailey and now out of production.