Akaflieg Munich Mü 26

Akaflieg Munich Mü 26
Type:	Glider
Design country:	BR Germany
Manufacturer:	Akaflieg Munich
First flight:	July 1971
Number of pieces:	1

The Akaflieg München Mü 26 is a single-seat glider of the student flying group Akaflieg München in a composite construction with a pendulum V-tail .

history

The Mü 26 was originally developed as a variant of the Mü 22 under the name Mü 22d . The prototype successfully completed its maiden flight at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield in July 1971 . In 1984 the aircraft was destroyed in an accident and then rebuilt after years of work.

construction

The characteristic V-tail suggests a relationship to the Mü 22 . The fuselage does not consist of a covered tubular steel construction, but of balsa wood coated with fiberglass-reinforced plastic . An attempt was made to keep the cross-sectional area and thus the resistance as small as possible by using the “cigar-shaped” hull . As a result, the pilot in the Mü 26 is in an extremely horizontal lying position.

As with the Mü 22, a classic wooden construction was used for the wings , albeit with a narrower rib spacing and full planking.

use

The Mü 26 is stationed at the Königsdorf gliding center .

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
length	7.41 m
span	16.6 m
Torso height	1.12 m
Wing area	15.3 m²
Wing extension	18.0
Glide ratio	36
Slightest sinking	0.6 m / s at 83 km / h
Empty mass	212 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	382 kg

See also

• List of aircraft types

Web links

Commons : Akaflieg München Mü26  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of Akaflieg Munich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mü 26 on the Akaflieg Munich website , accessed on December 21, 2016
2. ↑ Entry on SailplaneDirectory.com ( Memento from January 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive )