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Samuel
God morning everybody,
with a recent trip to see the Horten IV at the 'Deutsches Museum' in Munich and a following the Karlsruhe AK-X ( http://akaflieg-karlsruhe.de/project/ak-x/ ) I wondered, what other 'new' Flying wing gliders there were.
I came across the Marske Pioneer 4 ( http://www.kollmanwings.com/Pioneer_4.html ) which at first glance doesn't seem to perform too bad at not such a high price?
Span ...................................................49.2 ft (15m)
Wing Area...........................................137 sq ft
Aspect ratio..........................................18.5
1/4 cord sweep ...................................-3.7 Degrees
Empty weight...................................... 450 lbs
Pilot and equipment.............................260 lbs
Water Ballast .......................................250 lbs
Performance at 685 lbs (5 lb/sqft)
Sink rate..............................................100 fpm @ 48 mph (42 kts)
L/D.......................................................48 @ 72 mph (63 kts)
Cruise..................................................24 @ 130 mph (113 kts)
Now I was wondering: Does anybody know anything more about this design?
e.g. Anything about pitch stability with the negative sweep compared to the AK-X?
Best,
Samuel
with a recent trip to see the Horten IV at the 'Deutsches Museum' in Munich and a following the Karlsruhe AK-X ( http://akaflieg-karlsruhe.de/project/ak-x/ ) I wondered, what other 'new' Flying wing gliders there were.
I came across the Marske Pioneer 4 ( http://www.kollmanwings.com/Pioneer_4.html ) which at first glance doesn't seem to perform too bad at not such a high price?
Span ...................................................49.2 ft (15m)
Wing Area...........................................137 sq ft
Aspect ratio..........................................18.5
1/4 cord sweep ...................................-3.7 Degrees
Empty weight...................................... 450 lbs
Pilot and equipment.............................260 lbs
Water Ballast .......................................250 lbs
Performance at 685 lbs (5 lb/sqft)
Sink rate..............................................100 fpm @ 48 mph (42 kts)
L/D.......................................................48 @ 72 mph (63 kts)
Cruise..................................................24 @ 130 mph (113 kts)
Now I was wondering: Does anybody know anything more about this design?
e.g. Anything about pitch stability with the negative sweep compared to the AK-X?
Best,
Samuel